The Ellis County Press: Fatal Accident

Fatal Accident
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Editor on 02/23/2009 14:22:00


PALMER - A collision between two 18-wheelers on Interstate 45 around 3:59 a.m.
Monday left one driver dead.
The accident occured at mile marker  260 near Palmer.
Each driver was operating a Freightliner tractor-trailer at the time of the
accident.
The driver of the northbound rig, Oguejiofor Nwabulke, swerved causing his
tractor-trailer to go through the median into the southbound lanes and collided
with a southbound tractor-trailer.
The accident resulted in the fatality of 46-year-old Mark Anthony Lewis, the
driver of the southbound rig.
"Witnesses say it looked like the vehicle traveling northbound swerved to miss
something and hit Mr. Lewis' 18-wheeler, however, it is still under
investigation," said John Zaidle, chief of police.
It was reported Lewis was killed instantly from multiple blunt force injuries
and was pronounced dead at 4:58 a.m.
"I do not know if any charges are to be filed," said Zaidle.
Nwabulke was taken to Ennis Regional Medical center where he was later
transported to a Dallas hospital.
"The other driver [Nwabulke] was treated of lacerations to his arm and released
from the hospital," said Zaidle.
NICOLE MONK
The Ellis County Press