Driver of Semi Truck Airlifted after Truck Flips on I-20

EASTLAND COUNTY – Early this morning, a single motor vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler caused the semi to flip on Interstate 20 near Eastland. The driver of the semi had to be airlifted to a nearby hospital.

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Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Frederick Biddle told KTXS that the cause of the rollover was because “the driver of the truck veered off the road and overcorrected.” The truck belongs to the company Complete US Freight of Dallas, and has received a significant amount of damage. The cinder blocks the semi was towing scattered along the side of the roadway.

The truck driver’s identity has not been released, and his current medical condition is unknown. No other vehicle was involved in the crash.

According to the Eastland Fire Department, the crash occurred shortly before 8 a.m. near the 337-mile marker.

Biddle added, “The crash did not cause any traffic delays, [and] the scene had been cleared sometime before 11 a.m.

This crash is currently under investigation.