27-Year-Old Joselyn Ortega Killed in Callahan County Pedestrian Accident on I-20

Callahan County, Texas (April 30, 2020) – According to a local news source, a woman checking on a flat tire on her vehicle was fatally hit by a semi-truck Wednesday evening in Callahan County.

The deadly accident happened just before 7:00 p.m., April 29, on westbound Interstate 20, west of Baird.

According to the report, Joselyn Ortega, 27, of Haltom City, was checking on a flat tire on her pickup truck, in the westbound median, when she was struck by a semi-truck that was traveling in the inside lane.

Ortega was pronounced dead at the scene.

No further details were provided.

An investigation into the crash is underway.

We pass our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Joselyn Ortega.

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