UPDATE (January 6, 2025): Further details from authorities identified the victims killed in the accident. They were Larry Collet, Judith Townes, and Paul Mantle Jr. Right now, further information about the crash remains unavailable.
Greenville, TX — November 23, 2024, three people were killed in a wrong-way collision on Interstate 30 in Hunt County.
According to authorities, the incident happened shortly before 9:15 p.m. on eastbound I-30 near mile marker 95. Preliminary investigation suggests a vehicle was traveling the wrong direction in the lane when it collided head-on with an eastbound passenger vehicle. Both vehicles reportedly caught fire after the impact.
Three people were killed in the collision; it is unclear which vehicles they were in or if anyone else was injured.
The investigation is ongoing. No further information is currently available.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
After seeing reports of a nighttime crash caused by a wrong-way driver, folks may think there’s not much else to learn before concluding how and why the accident happened. Comment sections on news sites are already teeming with theories about distraction, speeding, and—maybe most cynically—intoxication, but it’s important to realize that those “Monday morning detectives” aren’t really basing that on more than a few sparse details from the press.
Am I saying the wrong-way driver couldn’t possibly have made a mistake? Of course not. However, the only way to know for sure is through careful and comprehensive investigation. Maybe the wrong-way vehicle malfunctioned or was defective, or maybe the road markings in that area are worn out and hard to see. Does that stretch of road have any lights? What were road and weather conditions like? Could the crossover driver have been disoriented or incapacitated somehow? Could any other factors, things harder to notice in a nighttime investigation at the scene, have influenced or caused the crash?
The point of any investigation should be to learn the whole story, both by finding evidence of what happened and by eliminating the things that didn’t. That strict attention to detail is the best way to learn the whole story, but over the years I’ve found law enforcement doesn’t always have the time or tools to properly get to the bottom of things. Hopefully whoever is looking into the Greenville accident can find some real answers for the people who need and deserve them.
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