Fatal Accident Near Shamock, TX

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May 18, 2023

By News Director Jared Atha

The Texas Department of Public Safety responded to a crash Tuesday, that killed a Newcastle, Oklahoma man.

According to a report provided by the DPS, the crash occurred Tuesday at around 11:55 p.m. 11 miles east of Shamrock when a Dodge pickup truck towing a flat bed trailer was traveling eastbound on Interstate 40, while a semi-trailer was legally parked on improved shoulders.

Troopers stated that the driver of the pickup, 59-year-old Russell Mullican of Newcastle, failed to drive in a single lane, drove onto the shoulder and hit the left rear part of the semi-trailer.

Mullican was pronounced dead on the scene by the Wheeler County Justice of the Peace.

No other injuries were reported.

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