Driver Ejected, Run Over and Killed on I-20

VAN ZANDT — A 31-year-old man has been killed in a wreck on Interstate Highway 20. It happened around 1:00 yesterday morning near the 538 mile marker. Van Zandt County Department of Public Safety said the man was driving in the westbound lanes when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the concrete median. He was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected onto the roadway, where he was run over by an 18-wheeler. His car burst into flames upon impact of the median. Officials are still investigating the incident, and will not release the man’s name until his family has been notified. Interstate 20 was shut down for a few hours while officials cleared the scene.