Skip to Main ContentSkip to footerSectionsSearchNewsBusinessSportsHigh School SportsArts & EntertainmentFoodGo See DFWOpinionManage AccountePaperDiscover WeatherCurious Texas Advice StoreLife & Loss in Dallas AbodeThings to Do Podcasts ePaper ObituariesPublic NoticesHelp CenterAdvertisementNews5 dead in Terrell after truck driver fell asleep at the wheel, Texas DPS saysAlexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni faces five counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.By Timia Cobb, Alex Nguyen and Jamie LandersStaff WritersJun. 28, 2025|Updated Jun. 29, 2025 at 4:33 p.m. CDT|1 min. readTraffic was backed up near Interstate 20 and Hiram Road following a mutli-vehicle crash on Saturday, June 28, 2025.(Texas Department of Transportation)Update: 4:30 p.m., June 29, 2025: This story updated with new information. were killed and several others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash that shut down Interstate 20 near Terrell on Saturday afternoon, according to Sgt. Kyle Bradford of the Texas Department of Public Safety.Related:4 members of Fort Worth family among 5 killed in I-20 crashThe crash occurred after a semi-truck driver, 27-year-old Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, fell asleep while driving, Bradford said. According to Kaufman County jail records, Gonzalez-Companioni faces five counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, with bail set at $1.5 million. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney. Breaking NewsGet the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond.SIGN UPOr with: GoogleFacebookBy signing up you agree to our and The semi-truck collided with a Ford F-150 carrying five people, then pushed into two other semi-trucks, Bradford said. One of the trucks jackknifed, hitting a Jeep Compass, a Ford Mustang and a Honda passenger vehicle, he said.A preliminary investigation indicates that traffic on I-20 was already backed up due to a previous crash. AdvertisementRelated:Feds announce ‘safety investigation’ into crash that killed 5 near Terrell All but one of the passengers in the Ford F-150 died on scene, Bradford said. The survivor was taken via care flight to a Dallas hospital with life-threatening injuries. The person in the Jeep also died, Bradford said. The crash involved seven vehicles, including three 18-wheelers and four passenger vehicles, according to the Terrell Volunteer Fire Department. AdvertisementThe investigation is ongoing, Bradford said, and no further information is currently available.AdvertisementThe highway reopened all lanes about 9:24 p.m. on Saturday, according to Terrell Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Terry Van Sickle Jr. ex.co script has been added to the pageMore about:By Timia CobbTimia Cobb is a breaking news reporter for the Dallas Morning as of June 2025. She previously worked Syracuse.com |The Post-Standard and as a fellow with the Texas Tribune. She has a master's degree in Magazine, News and Digital Journalism from Syracuse University and a bachelor's in journalism from Texas State University.Connect:By Alex NguyenAlex Nguyen is a breaking news reporter with The Dallas Morning News. Her work has also appeared in The Texas Tribune and Bloomberg News. She speaks Vietnamese and conversational Spanish, and is always on the lookout for delicious street food.Connect:By Jamie LandersJamie Landers is a breaking news reporter at The Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix, where she studied journalism and political science. Jamie previously reported for The Arizona Republic and Arizona PBS. Connect:AdvertisementMost Popular12345AdvertisementAdvertisementTDMNTexas' Leading News SourceEst. October 1, 1885Copyright © 2025 The Dallas Morning News. All rights reserved., A recent multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 near Terrell, Texas, has left six people dead and others injured. The fatal truck accident, which involved several semi-trucks and passenger vehicles, is a heartbreaking reminder of just how devastating commercial truck accidents can be. In the aftermath of such a tragedy, victims and their families are often left with painful questions: Who is , When someone is injured in an accident in Wyoming, it is important to gather information about what happens next. Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain .