Salvador A. Oliva Killed in Rusk County 18-Wheeler Crash on US 59

Rusk County, Texas (October 28, 2020) – One person was killed, and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning in Rusk County, according to DPS.

The fatal crash occurred around 7:15 a.m., October 27, on US 59, north of Garrison.

DPS said a 2020 Kenworth towing a semi-trailer was traveling northbound in the outside lane of the highway and was slowing to turn right into a private drive when it was rear-ended by a northbound 2006 Freightliner truck towing a trailer.

The driver of the Freightliner, Salvador A. Oliva, 65, of Edinburg, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Kenworth, Jessie Dale Cashion, 40, of Lancaster, and his co-driver Robert Allen Cain, 48, of Nacogdoches were taken to Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital in stable condition.

The crash remains under investigation.

We pass our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Salvador A. Oliva.

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