Investigators in Texas say that a truck tire blowout caused a crash that killed an El Paso motorist on I-20 on Sunday.
18-wheeler collides with a BMW in Callahan County. More tonight on @KTXS_News at 5 p.m. pic.twitter.com/eqe9vqIwEk
— Lindsey Ragas (@LindseyRagas) August 13, 2017
Tire Blowout Causes Jackknife, Crash Into Oncoming Traffic
The crash took place just after 1 p.m. in Callahan County.
Police say that Kimberly Belinda Carrillo, 46, was driving a BMW east on I-20 near mile marker 314 when the fatal crash occurred.
A westbound semi driven by a 42 year old man from Georgia underwent a tire blowout, causing the truck to jackknife and to crash through a cable barrier into the eastbound lanes of I-20.
The semi struck Carrillo’s BMW and then came to a stop. The BMW came to rest in a bar ditch.
Emergency responders performed CPR on Carillo and transported her to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries. She later died in the hospital.
UPDATE: Family confirms 46-year-old Kimberly Carrillo died after I-20 accident in Callahan County. pic.twitter.com/gVlGCpKKde
— Lindsey Ragas (@LindseyRagas) August 13, 2017
The truck driver wasn’t hurt in the crash.
The crash is still under investigation.