ORANGE, Texas — Two people have died after an18-wheeler wreck that shut down I-10 East in Orange on Saturday.
The crash happened around 3:41 p.m. and involved a Nissan Rogue and an UPS 18-wheeler according to a Texas Department of Public Safety news release.
The Nissan struck the 18-wheeler from behind.
The driver and passenger in the Nissan both died. They have been identified as 65-year-old Susan McKnight Ware and 76-year-old Earl David Ware, both of Porter. They were pronounced dead at the scene according to the release.
The UPS truck driver did not appear to injured according to crew on the scene.
Part of the highway after Womack and before MLK was briefly shut down.
DPS is investigating and Orange police are assisting.
From a DPS news release:
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers are investigating a fatal crash on IH-10 eastbound, near mile marker 875, that occurred Saturday, October 7, 2023. The preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 3:41 p.m., a 2019 Nissan Rogue was traveling eastbound on IH-10. The Nissan struck a UPS commercial motor vehicle towing a trailer in the rear. The driver, identified as 65-year-old Susan McKnight Ware of Porter and passenger 76-year-old Earl David Ware of Porter, were pronounced deceased on scene. This is an ongoing investigation and no further information is available at this time.
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