3 Generations of Family Killed in Crash After Truck Driver Allegedly Falls Asleep at the Wheel
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Truck Driver Allegedly Falls Asleep and Destroys an Entire Family Leaving Only One Survivor
What was supposed to be a simple drive home after a funeral turned into a devastating tragedy that wiped out three generations of a Texas family in an instant. It all happened when a truck driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel on Interstate 20 in Kaufman County, crashing into several stopped vehicles and forever changing the lives of everyone involved. The victims were identified as 79-year-old Billy McKellar, 52-year-old Zabar McKellar, 45-…
FAI Finds Lorry Driver Likely 'Fell Asleep' At The Wheel
A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) concluded that a lorry driver who died in a single-vehicle crash on the M74 most likely fell asleep at the wheel, writes Peter Brown. Thomas Hein was killed on 14 July 2023 when his vehicle overturned on the motorway near Moffat. Sheriff Colm Dempsey led the inquiry at Dumfries Sheriff Court. He stated that the cause of the crash had ‘inevitably to be a matter of inference’, however, the evidence pointed strongly t…
HGV driver died after falling asleep - DNG Online Limited
A SHERIFF has ruled that a German lorry driver who died in a crash near Moffat had fallen asleep at the wheel. The result of a Fatal Accident Inquiry into the death of Thomas Hein, age 25, on the A74 near j15 in July 2023 has been published. And it concludes there was that no evidence of a catastrophic mechanical failure, driver impairment, or of another vehicle being involved. Instead, the sheriff believes he fell asleep. Full story in this wee…
Driver charged with manslaughter in wreck
Driver charged with manslaughter in wreck News Staff Mon, 07/07/2025 - 06:40 In-page image(s) X Body Courtesy Photo/Terrell Volunteer Fire DepartmentA truck driver was charged with multiple counts of manslaughter in a wreck that killed five people, shutting down both sides of Interstate 20 near Terrell June 28. TERRELL–A truck driver has been charged with multiple counts of manslaughter after a deadly crash on I-20 that killed six people June…
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