Pedestrian struck by truck hauling trailer on Interstate 20, airlifted to hospital

Pedestrian struck by truck hauling trailer on Interstate 20, airlifted to hospital

TERRELL, Texas — A pedestrian was struck by a truck hauling a trailer on Interstate 20 in Terrell on Sunday night and airlifted to a Dallas-area hospital.

TERRELL, Texas — A pedestrian was struck by a truck hauling a trailer on Interstate 20 in Terrell on Sunday night and airlifted to a Dallas-area hospital.

The incident occurred at approximately 9:30 p.m. on westbound Interstate 20 near mile marker 501.

According to Terrell Police Department Captain A.D. Sansom, a 22-year-old male exited a vehicle to retrieve a pair of sunglasses that had fallen out of the vehicle when he was struck by a GMC pickup truck which was hauling a trailer.

The pedestrian was flown by CareFlite medical helicopter to Parkland Memorial Hospital.

The pedestrian's sustained what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries, according to Sansom.

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