Updated Information on Fatal Wreck on I-20

SMITH COUNTY — Authorities Monday issued updated information on a fatal Smith County wreck. KETK reports one person was killed and two were injured. Friday, at 6:22 p.m., DPS Troopers were notified of a multiple vehicle crash on IH-20 in Smith County, West of US 271. An SUV, driven by Jennifer Nelson of Longview, was westbound on I-20. Traffic was stopped due to a previously occurring crash. Authorities say Nelson struck the back end of a car driven by Vincent Joseph Chao, 39, of Monroe, Louisiana, who was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Chao’s passenger, Yong S. Chao, 71, also of Monroe, was killed. Another passenger in the vehicle, Shiu-Fang Chao, 65, was injured and was also taken to a local hospital.

The car was then pushed into another SUV driven by William Sheldt Miles, Jr., of Bridgeport. Miles’ SUV then struck a different car driven by Bryan Shelt Miles of Paradise. No other injuries were reported, and wet road conditions were deemed a contributing factor in the crash.