One dead in crash on I-20 Monday morning

Stafford said the preliminary indication is that the crash was a rear-end collision. The driver of the car that was rear-ended died, and the driver of the other car sustained minor injuries, Stafford said.

Stafford said a report from the traffic reconstruction team confirming how the accident happened and the speed involved had not been finalized as of Monday afternoon.

The westbound side of I-20- was shutdown for about two-and-a-half hours during Monday’s rush hour commute.

The name of the victim was not released pending notification of next-of-kin.

“We will get more information once we get the report back,” Stafford said.