ROYSE CITY, Texas — A North Texas couple was killed in a fiery crash on Interstate 30 in Royse City, northeast of Dallas, officials said.
The crash happened just before 8:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7 near Farm Road 458 and involved three vehicles, one of which was on fire, according to Royse City Fire Department officials.
Police said an 18-wheeler heading west on I-30 crossed into the eastbound lanes and hit three cars. One of the cars caught fire and was fully engulfed when first responders arrived. Police said there appeared to be two people dead in the vehicle that caught fire.
On Friday, Aug. 11, the Dallas Medical Examiner identified the two victims as 35-year-old Christopher Scott Tally and his wife, 36-year-old Shannon Nickole Crawford. The two lived in Greenville and leave behind two children, police said.
Officials said no other injuries were reported in the crash.
The Royse City Police Department said the crash is still being investigated, but it has been determined that a "tire failure" to the 18-wheeler’s left front steering axle is what caused the driver to lose control, travel into the left lane of westbound I-30, cross the grassy center median, break through the cable barrier and enter eastbound traffic.
Police said the driver of the semi is a 51-year-old woman from Pahrump, Nevada and is cooperating with the investigation.
The Rockwall County Sheriff's Office, Fate police and the Texas Department of Transportation all responded to the crash, along with Royse City police.
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