Two Fatal Texas Crashes Leave Eight Dead

Over the weekend, two major fatal traffic accidents occurred in Texas. On I-20 near Terrell, a truck driver, Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, allegedly fell asleep at the wheel, causing a chain-reaction crash involving seven vehicles, including multiple 18-wheelers, which resulted in five deaths and several injuries. Gonzalez-Companioni has been charged with five counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault. In a separate incident on I-35 in Round Rock, three people—Agustin Guillen, Quinn Stegall, and Maximo Ramirez—were killed in a three-vehicle collision, with Kearra Thomas, 22, arrested for intoxication manslaughter. Both crashes led to major highway closures and multi-agency emergency responses. Investigations into both incidents are ongoing.