Stranded car gets hit on IH-20, killing 2 passengers
GRAND PRAIRIE (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Police are investigating a fatal collision that killed two.
On April 9 at around 5:20 p.m., a Chrysler passenger car was traveling east on IH-20 when the driver lost control and sideswiped a Mercedes passenger car.
The Mercedes was pushed towards the right shoulder, where it collided with a Chevy passenger car that was stranded with three passengers.
A man in the Chevy was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other passengers were transported to a local hospital where a second passenger died from their injuries. The third passenger remains in critical condition.
According to witnesses, the driver of the Chrysler was recklessly driving at a high rate of speed.
The driver, 22-year-old William Thompson, was arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault.
The investigation is ongoing.
