DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A big rig driver is dead after he was ejected during a crash on I-45 in downtown Dallas and thrown onto I-30 below.
It happened before 10 p.m. in the southbound lanes in the Dallas mixmaster. A dog was also killed in the accident, but there were no details on how that happened.
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The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating, and along with Dallas Police, have the freeway shut down.
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Both agencies said to expect traffic delays for several hours while the investigation continues.
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