One person is dead after a wrong-way collision in DeSoto. The accident happened early Sunday morning, and it involved an 18-wheeler.
Police say a driver was traveling northbound, in the wrong way of traffic of Interstate 35E when the vehicle collided with the semi. The driver of the 18-wheeler escaped after the truck jack-knifed and caught fire. The driver of the other vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Hazmat crews and the medical examiner are investigating the situation, and the victims identity has not yet been released.
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