Dallas crash: 1 dead, 1 critical after car hits safety barrier on South R.L. Thornton Freeway

The Brief

  • One person was killed and another is in critical condition after their vehicle struck a crash attenuator on the southbound South R.L. Thornton Freeway exit ramp to West Illinois Avenue around 3 a.m. Wednesday.
  • The impact with the safety barrier, designed to absorb energy and slow vehicles before hitting concrete, caused the car to spin 180 degrees on the ramp.
  • Dallas deputies are investigating the cause of the single-vehicle wreck, as the identities of the victims.

DALLAS One person is dead and another is in critical condition after their vehicle struck a highway safety barrier and spun out on South R.L. Thornton Freeway early Wednesday morning.

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