Two male drivers lost their lives in a fatal two-vehicle collision in Plano, 8 miles to Garland, Texas. In the accident reports, the authorities identified the victims of the Wednesday, May 20th, accident as Zachary Harbin, 32, and Alvaro Torres, 53.
The Plano Police Department said that the younger man began the chain of events that led to the tragic accident. At about 4:15 p.m., Harbin was driving an SUV on the southbound lanes of US 75 and State Highway 190. He had a 35-year-old woman with him in the vehicle.
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The investigators said that the driver was fleeing the scene of a hit-and-run accident, driving at top speed on the service lane. He moved across the median after a turn in the roadway, and the SUV went airborne. It crossed the northbound lanes of US 75 and struck a dump truck pulling a flatbed trailer loaded with equipment.
The impact of the collision left Harbin with extensive wounds that ended his life at the scene. The PPD said that Torres, the driver of the flatbed, also passed away from his injuries without making it to a hospital.
The medics took the female passenger of the SUV to an undisclosed hospital for treatment of severe wounds. Her condition is unknown at the time of this report, and there’s no additional information.
Accident reports show that traffic collisions occur due to the carelessness of drivers and their disobedience to traffic rules. Law enforcement agencies advise motorists to obey traffic laws and cultivate safe behaviors for their safety and that of other road users.
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