Gabriel Salamanca Killed in Smith County Collision on Highway 110
Gabriel Salamanca Among 5 Victims Killed in Highway 110 Crash near County Road 48 in Smith County
Smith County, Texas (July 24, 2022) – Gabriel Salamanca, 39, of Mexico, was one of the five people who died in a traffic collision early Friday morning in Smith County, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.
The fatal crash happened around at 5:20 a.m. Friday, July 22, on Highway 110 near County Road 48.
A 2017 Dodge Charger was traveling northbound on Highway 110 while a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe that was heading southbound. For an unknown reason, both vehicles collided head-on.
As a result of the crash, the Dodge Charger caught fire.
The driver of the Chevrolet Tahoe, now identified as Salamanca, and his juvenile passenger, also a resident of Mexico, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Three people in the Dodge Charger were pronounced also died at the scene.
No other details regarding the crash were provided.
The crash remains under investigation.
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