Sixth victim dies from North Texas crash caused by driver who fell asleep: DPS
A sixth victim has died after Saturday’s deadly, seven-vehicle crash near Terrell, caused by an 18-wheeler driver who fell asleep, the Texas Department of Public Safety said on Monday.
The driver, 27-year-old Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, was arrested on multiple counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to a news release from Texas DPS.
Firefighters with the Elmo Fire Department responded to the crash about 2:40 p.m. on Interstate 20 that included three semitractor-trailers and four passenger vehicles.
The traffic on I-20 about four miles west of Terrell was backed up due to a previous crash when Gonzalez-Companioni fell asleep while driving a semi and crashed into a Ford F-150 with five people inside, according to DPS.
The semi then crashed into two other 18-wheelers, causing one to jackknife and hit a Jeep Compass, Ford Mustang and Honda, officials with DPS said.
One person inside the Ford F-150 was taken to a hospital in Dallas via a CareFlite helicopter, and four others were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Jeep Compass also died, according to DPS.
All lanes of I-20 in both directions were closed for a few hours due to the severity of the crash, authorities said.
This story was originally published June 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM.