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CORSICANA – Last Thursday at approximately 1:35 p.m., Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers were called to a three vehicle crash on Interstate 45 northbound, approximately one half mile south of FM 1183 in Ellis County.
Preliminary investigation indicates a grey 1991 Ford F150 pickup was traveling north on the east, I-45 service road.
For an as yet undetermined reason, the driver of the Ford veered off the service road, crossed the grassy median and traveled onto I-45 where it struck a 2016 Peterbilt truck.
After impact, a passenger in the Ford was ejected prior to the pickup rolling over and the driver also being ejected.
Also after impact, the Peterbilt swerved to the left and sideswiped a 1997 Kenworth truck.
This was initially reported as a fatality crash to DPS Troopers by EMS.
As troopers continued to work the scene, EMS corrected their earlier information and this was in fact, not a fatality crash.
The driver of the Ford, 49 year-old, Frankie Pittman, of Ennis was flown by air ambulance to Baylor Hospital in Dallas with serious injuries. The passenger, 45 year-old Eric Gainus, of Ennis was flown by air ambulance to Baylor Hospital in Dallas with serious injuries.
The driver of the Peterbilt, 64 year-old, Jose Ramirez, of Dallas and the driver of the Kenworth, 34 year-old, Taylor Danan, of Crowley were both uninjured in the crash.
The investigation is still on-going and there is no other information available at this time.
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