18-wheeler driver wanted for deadly Plano hit-and-run crash

The Brief

PLANO, Texas – State troopers are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Dallas North Tollway on Tuesday morning.

What we know

The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the tollway near Spring Creek Parkway.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, investigators believe the driver of an 18-wheeler made an unsafe lane change and struck a Honda Civic.

That caused the Civic to crash into a concrete wall and flip. Two other vehicles then crashed into the Civic.

The driver of the Civic died at the scene. He was identified as 47-year-old Juan Quiroz from Dallas.

The driver of the 18-wheeler kept going and didn’t stop to help.

The two other drivers were not hurt.

What we don’t know

DPS investigators are still working to find and identify the driver of the 18-wheeler.

They are treating the case as a hit-and-run.

The Source

The information in this story comes from Texas DPS.

18-wheeler driver wanted for deadly Plano hit-and-run crash

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