Overview
- A disabled 2013 Hyundai was stopped in the right lane on the eastbound side of a US-80 bridge near Windmill Farms Boulevard when an eastbound 18-wheeler struck its rear, officials said.
- The driver, 38-year-old Vanecia Deshun Williams, and two children who were passengers in the Hyundai were declared dead at the scene.
- The impact pushed the Hyundai over the bridge's concrete railing, and eastbound lanes were closed for several hours while first responders worked.
- The Texas Department of Public Safety is leading an active investigation and has not released further details about fault, driver condition, or vehicle factors.
- Investigators are expected to examine the disabled vehicle, the truck driver's actions, vehicle speeds, and the bridge railing, and the crash underscores the high risk posed by stopped vehicles on high-speed bridges.