27-year-old and 62-year-old identified as drivers who died in I-20 head-on car crash
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the two drivers who died early Monday morning after a head-on collision on Interstate 20 as Erik Esquivel, 27, and Geri Lynn Russell, 62.
Their deaths were both ruled accidents. Esquivel’s cause of death was blunt force injuries and Russell’s cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, according to the medical examiner.
The fatal crash was reported just before 3 a.m. Monday on I-20 east at Hulen Street, near Hulen Mall.
A vehicle traveling westbound on the eastbound side caused the accident, police said. Photos from the scene show a pickup truck was headed the wrong way and struck an SUV.
Both drivers were pronounced dead on scene. A passenger in the vehicle that was going the wrong way was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital. Police have not released that person’s name or their medical condition.
Police have not yet identified which driver was in the vehicle that was going the wrong way.
This story was originally published October 11, 2023 at 9:13 PM.
