Three Killed in Smith County Wreck

HIDEAWAY Three persons have been killed and two injured in a one vehicle accident on Interstate Highway 20 in Smith County. The accident, around 7:45 Saturday morning, occurred just east of State Highway 110 when a car left the roadway following a blown tire and hit a tree. The Department of Public Safety reports that two of the victims were not wearing their seat belts. Those killed in the wreck have been identified as Michael Sanchez, 20, of Kennedale; Ruban MicasVargas, 18, of Fort Worth; and Emilio Banda-Hernandez, a Mexican national living in Fort Worth. Another passenger, Jermaine Bailey, 37, of Fort Worth, is in critical condition at Tylers East Texas Medical Center. The cars driver, Enrique Martinez, 28, of Fort Worth, suffered minor injuries.