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Chunk of road sign flies through windshield, hitting passenger, Texas cops say

A Texas man was killed Friday morning after metal from a road sign flew into the car where he was a passenger, officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety told KXXV.

The crash happened around 10:20 a.m. on I-35 north of Waco, the station said.

Police say the sign was in the road when a pickup truck struck it, sending a metal piece through the window of a car, KCENTV reported.

The Waco Tribune-Herald reported the incident “caused road closures on I-35 until about 1 p.m.”

Public Safety Sgt. Ryan Howard told the Waco publication that “the investigation remained ongoing and no additional details, including the identity of the passenger killed, were immediately available.”

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Tyler Carter
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Tyler Carter, a Real-Time reporter based out of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, is an avid lover of media, fitness, sports and telling impactful stories. Previously, he served as a trending/breaking news/crime reporter for AL.com and The Mississippi Press.
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