Man killed when SUV collides with 18-wheeler in Grand Prairie; police investigating
Grand Prairie police are investigating a fatal crash involving the driver of a GMC SUV and a semi trailer truck that happened Sunday afternoon.
According to a news release from the Grand Prairie Police Department, the crash occurred shortly before 4 p.m. Sunday when a man driving an SUV who was traveling north on Belt Line Road hit a semi tractor trailer as it turned south from Hunter Ferrell Road.
Witnesses told police that the person driving the SUV was traveling at “excessive speeds” and ran the red light while colliding with the semi trailer.
The man died at the scene, police said in the news release.
The semi driver wasn’t injured in the crash, police said.
The Dallas County medical examiner’s office will release the identity of the GMC driver after next of kin are notified.
Police don’t expect criminal charges to be filed against the semi driver.