Overview

• The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the driver as 42-year-old Jerrell Monte Mathis and confirmed that he died in the collision.
• Dallas Police say Mathis lost consciousness before his semi-truck struck another 18-wheeler, a DART bus, a box truck and a sedan.
• Seven people were taken to hospitals after the July 21 crash, including one in critical but stable condition and others expected to recover.
• Officials have not released the specific medical condition that led to Mathis’s loss of consciousness.
• Investigators from Dallas Fire-Rescue and the Dallas Police Department continue to probe medical issues and traffic safety factors at the high-traffic intersection.