Wrong-way driver causes three-vehicle crash on Dallas North Tollway

The Brief

  • A northbound driver traveling in southbound lanes triggered a three-vehicle collision early Saturday morning.
  • Two drivers were hospitalized following a head-on impact near Mockingbird Lane; a third driver was uninjured.
  • Authorities have not yet released the identities of the drivers or confirmed if any charges will be filed.

DALLAS A wrong-way driver caused a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash on the Dallas North Tollway early Saturday morning, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Wrong-way crash on DNT

What we know:

The collision happened around 12:20 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the tollway between Mockingbird Lane and University Boulevard.

A preliminary investigation by DPS Troopers found that a driver traveling northbound in the southbound lanes struck an oncoming vehicle head-on. A third vehicle was involved in a second crash shortly after the initial impact.

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