Fatal crash shuts down I-45

PALMER – A 28-year-old Bedford man was killed and another person injured after a car drove the wrong way down Interstate 45 and crashed head on into an 18-wheeler Monday in Ellis County.

According to police, the crash happened around 3 a.m. near the exit for Palmer, about 20 minutes south of Interstate 20.

The 28-year-old driver of the sedan was ejected from the car. He was pronounced dead by first responders, and his name has not been released.

At one point, debris was burning on both sides of the interstate.

All lanes of the freeway were shut down following the crash, but were reopened around 6:30 a.m.

A hazmat team also responded to clean-up debris from the truck, police reported.