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CBS News
02-07-2025
- CBS News
20-year-old fighting for her life after I-20 crash that killed her parents and brother, family says
A 20-year-old woman critically injured in a deadly crash on I-20 near Terrell over the weekend is the sole survivor from the Ford F-150 that was struck by a semi-truck, her family confirmed Tuesday. Evan McKellar is in the ICU at Parkland Hospital, fighting for her life after the Saturday afternoon crash that killed five people in total, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Four of the victims were in the F-150 with her. 18-wheeler driver charged in fatal I-20 crash The driver of the 18-wheeler, 27-year-old Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, failed to see stalled traffic around 2:40 p.m. and struck the pickup carrying five people, Texas DPS said. Four were pronounced dead at the scene, and Evan McKellar was care-flighted to the hospital in critical condition. The impact pushed the semi into two other trucks, causing a jackknife that struck a Jeep Compass, a Ford Mustang, and a Honda. One person in the Jeep also died at the scene, authorities said. That victim has not yet been identified. Gonzalez-Companioni has been charged with five counts of manslaughter. Texas DPS corrects initial I-20 crash death toll While Texas DPS initially said Monday that the death toll stood at six, a spokesperson clarified on Tuesday that the number was five, citing a miscommunication. Family identifies victims in Ford F-150 Family members identified three of the four victims in the F-150 as 15-year-old Kason McKellar, his parents, Krishaun and Zabar McKellar. Evan McKellar, the lone survivor, lost her mother, father and brother in the crash. The fourth person who died in the pickup has not yet been publicly identified, as authorities are still notifying next of kin. McKellar family Felicia Luster, Evan McKellar's grandmother, said the family is praying for her recovery and asking for privacy. "First of all, I want to thank [the community] for their prayers and support, and I want everyone to know that there was a survivor, my granddaughter. That she is in the hospital… that we're praying, and expecting a full recovery, and we thank you all for all of your support, and we just want you to respect our privacy right now as we heal and move forward," Luster said. "I want them to be remembered as a loving and devoted Christian family, that loved God and they had a strong faith, and that they loved their family, and that they were good parents and they raised their children in the fear and admiration of the Lord," she added. The family said Kason McKellar was a student at North Crowley High School and recently helped lead his team to a championship. Evan McKellar is a college student. McKellar family The family has set up a GoFundMe account to help with funeral expenses.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Four Harley-Davidson motorcycles involved in a deadly crash on I-20, SC cops say
One person was killed Saturday in a crash on Interstate 20 that left three others hospitalized, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Kendall Lamar Walker — a 57-year-old Augusta, Georgia resident — was the motorcycle rider who died in what Lexington County Coroner called an accident. The five-vehicle collision happened at about 3:20 p.m. on a stretch of I-20 in Lexington County, said Sgt. Tyler Tidwell. Four Harley-Davidson motorcycles were stopped on the right shoulder of the eastbound side of I-20 at the 51 mile marker, according to Tidwell. The motorcycles —2015, 2019, 2020 and 2021 models — were beneath the overpass for Longs Pond Road when a 2024 Chrysler ran off the right side of I-20 and crashed into all four of the Harley-Davidson bikes, Tidwell said. Walker, the driver of the 2015 Harley-Davidson, died at the scene, while the three other bikers were injured and taken to Prisma Health Richland hospital in Columbia, according to Tidwell. Further information on the conditions of the surviving motorcycle riders was not available. In addition to the Chrysler driver, there were three passengers in that vehicle, and none of them were hurt in the wreck, Tidwell said. No other injuries were reported. Walker was not wearing a helmet, according to the coroner's office. There was no word if any of the surviving motorcycle riders were wearing helmets, or if anyone in the Chrysler was wearing a seat belt. Information about what caused the Chrysler to veer off I-20 was not available, but the crash continues to be investigated by the Highway Patrol and coroner's office. Multiple lanes on the eastbound side of I-20 were blocked for hours following the collision, and the scene wasn't cleared until about 8 p.m., according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation. Through June 22, at least 371 people had died on South Carolina roads in 2025, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Last year, at least 948 people died in crashes in South Carolina, DPS reported. At least 17 people have died in Lexington County crashes in 2025, according to DPS data. There were 50 deaths in the county in 2024, DPS reported.
