UPDATE ON THREE PEOPLE INJURED IN YESTERDAY’S VEHICLE CRASH:
As of 10 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Texarkana Texas Police Department continue to investigate a single vehicle crash on Interstate 30 that sent three people to the hospital yesterday afternoon.
The driver, William Earl Wilson Jr., 30, remains in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit at Christus St. Michael Hospital. Sandra Tucker, 35, has been upgraded from critical to stable condition and is expected to be moved from the Intensive Care Unit later today. Takaishia Jefferson, 37, was treated and released from the hospital last night.
Officers were dispatched yesterday afternoon to a report of a vehicle that had left the roadway and rolled over several times on westbound Interstate 30, just west of the Kings Highway overpass. The vehicle came to rest upside down on the side of the road. Wilson, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, thrown approximately fifty feet past where the vehicle stopped, and landed in a water filled ditch.
Investigators determined that Wilson was involved in an argument with one of the passengers just prior to the crash, which led to him driving erratically. He swerved to the right and lost control of the vehicle, causing it to leave the roadway and flip several times.
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The Texarkana Texas Police Department continue to investigate a single vehicle crash on Interstate 30 that sent three people to the hospital. The driver, William Earl Wilson Jr., 30, of Hooks Texas, was ejected from the vehicle and is currently in critical condition.
Investigators determined that Wilson was involved in an argument with one of the passengers just prior to the crash, which led to him driving erratically. He swerved to the right and lost control of the vehicle, causing it to leave the roadway and flip several times.
All three occupants were transported to local hospitals by LifeNet EMS. Wilson is in critical condition, while Jefferson and Tucker are both listed in good condition.
The investigation continues. No citations have been issued.
Traffic on westbound Interstate 30 was narrowed to one lane for approximately 1.5 hours while traffic officers conducted their investigation and the vehicle was removed.
