One dead after an 18-car pileup on I-45 in Dallas

Icy roads throughout North Texas are being investigated for at least one death overnight.

Just before midnight, there was an 18-vehicle pileup on Interstate-45 at Lamar Street in Dallas.

According to police, the incident started with just one crash. The male driver of a car involved in the accident got out to check damage to their vehicle and was hit by several other vehicles, killing him and resulting in the pileup.

It wasn’t just civilian automobiles involved in the pileup, a Dallas police cruiser that was blocking traffic from the accident, on the opposite side of the interstate, was also struck.

Apart from the death, of those involved in the pileup, only one person was admitted to the hospital. Their injuries are said to be minor.

Another crash in Dallas, on I-30 and Westmoreland Road, left a FedEx semi flipped on its side and traffic backed up. An SUV was also involved in that incident, but police say both the driver of the big rig and the truck were not seriously hurt.

Crews with the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) are working 12-hour shifts in order to keep the roadways treated.