Two drivers and a passenger were killed in a head-on collision between two 18-wheelers on Interstate 20 near Santo on Saturday night.
The crash occurred around midnight in the westbound lanes of I-20, about a mile west of Santo. According to preliminary investigation reports, a 2017 Freightliner towing a Hyundai trailer was traveling eastbound when it crossed the median and struck head-on a 2022 Freightliner, traveling west and towing a Great Dane trailer.
The driver of the 2017 truck, Rotimi Arijeloye, 46, of Plano, as well as the second driver, Kevin Eom, 63, of Perris, California, and a passenger, Sung Moon, 60, of Cypress, California, were pronounced deceased at the scene.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but officials believe that Arijeloye may have fallen asleep at the wheel.
The westbound lanes of I-20 were closed for several hours while crews cleared the accident scene.
