A dark-colored sedan flew off an elevated ramp at the High Five interchange in Dallas during Monday’s afternoon rush hour, leaving the driver dead, CBS News reported.
According to Dallas law enforcement, law enforcement personnel were dispatched to an accident close to the intersection of northbound North Central Expressway and Midpark Road around 4:04 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, according to NBC 5. A preliminary investigation determined that two vehicles were involved in the collision.
Texas Department of Transportation camera video of the incident shows the sedan rolling over the side rail on the ramp from eastbound I-635 to northbound U.S. 75 and falling dozens of feet to a grassy shoulder area below. Overhead footage from NBC 5’s Texas Sky Ranger showed an upside-down automobile with heavy damage positioned beneath a ramp at the High Five interchange, which stands roughly 100 feet in the air.
Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to the scene and pronounced one of the drivers dead, police said. The other driver remained at the scene, and no arrests were made.
The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office publicly named 60-year-old Juan Hernandez Paez Sr. as the deceased individual during the morning hours on Wednesday.
Footage from TxDOT seems to depict a gray or silver pickup truck trailing the sedan when it crossed the barrier and pulling over post-crash, though it remained uncertain if the pickup was involved in the incident. Officials have not yet determined what caused the automobile to veer off the roadway or verified that it plunged off the raised structure.
The ramp connecting LBJ Freeway to northbound U.S. Highway 75 was shut down following the crash, and TxDOT traffic cameras showed backups near the interchange during the evening rush hour. The Dallas Police Department is investigating the crash.
