PORT ARTHUR, Texas — One person has died after an accident on Highway 73 in Port Arthur.
The highway was shut down in both directions in the 1600 block of TX 73 near TX 82 after the accident which happened around 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 3.
Police received several 911 calls about an 18-wheeler that hit an SUV, causing a fire, Port Arthur Police said in a news release.
Police were also told people were trapped.
One person inside the SUV was dead and had to be cut from the vehicle by Port Arthur Fire Department personnel, the release stated. He was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Brad Burnett and later identified as Julian Thomas Owens, 20, of Sour Lake.
A second person was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
From a Port Arthur Police Department news release:
UPDATE:
On 7/3/19 at approximately 6:03 PM, the Port Arthur Police Department received several 911 calls of a major motor vehicle accident in the 1600 block of W. SH 73. Dispatch received information that an 18-wheeler and an SUV were involved.
When Officers arrived, they discovered the driver of the SUV was deceased. The passenger of that vehicle was transported to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital for serious injuries.
Justice of the Peace Brad Burnett was called to the scene and pronounced the victim, identified as 20 years of age, Julian Thomas Owens, of Sour Lake deceased.
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The Port Arthur Police Department received 911 calls of a major accident in the 1600 block of W. Hwy. 73. Information was received that an 18 wheeler had struck an SUV type vehicle, the vehicle was on fire and people were possibly trapped inside.
Officers found that a person in an SUV was deceased and had to be cut from the vehicle by the Port Arthur Fire Department. A second person in the SUV was transported to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in serious condition.
Justice of the Peace Brad Burnett was called to the scene and pronounced the victim in the SUV deceased. The next of kin has not been contacted at the time of the news release.