Texas DPS releases names of 5 killed in major 18-wheeler wreck on I-20 near Terrell

Editor’s Note: DPS originally said that six people had been killed in the wreck, but later corrected that number to five.

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – Texas Department of Public Safety has released the names of the five people who were killed in a wreck involving numerous vehicles on Interstate 20 on June 28.

According to Sgt. Kyle Bradford, those who died when an 18-wheeler driver allegedly fell asleep at the wheel, crashing into the back of another semi-truck, causing a chain reaction wreck that killed five, were:

  • Billy McKellar, 79, of Tyler
  • Zabar McKellar, 52, of Fort Worth
  • Krishaun McKellar, 45, of Fort Worth
  • Kason McKellar, 16, of Fort Worth
  • Nicole Gregory, 49, of Dallas.

Gregory was in a 2021 Jeep Compass. She was airlifted to a hospital but was pronounced deceased upon arrival…

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