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One killed, another injured in single-vehicle crash on I-10 in Vidor

DPS Troopers say the driver crashed in the 861 exit collapsible barrier on Saturday morning.
Credit: 12News

VIDOR, Texas — DPS Troopers are investigating a single-vehicle deadly crash on I-10 in Vidor early Saturday morning, according to a press release.

Troopers say a 2004 Ford Expedition was heading west when the driver hit the 861 exit collapsible barrier at 6:18 a.m. The driver, 41-year-old Orange resident James McNeil, failed to control his speed when he crashed, according to DPS.

McNeil was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Joy Dubose Simonton. The passenger, a man from Orange, was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital.

DPS Sergeant Shana Clark tells 12News the passenger has since been released from the hospital.

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