Aaliyah Maria Peinado, 20, Joshua Smith, 22, and Sgt. Matthew Fernandez, 22, killed in wrong-way crash on Interstate 14 in Fort Hood, Texas
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The 2 a.m. collision in the westbound lane of I-14 involved a wrong-way driver and resulted in one of the vehicles being engulfed in flames, DPS spokesman Bryan Washko said late Saturday afternoon.
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After the collision, Fernandez’ vehicle caught fire. Witnesses stopped to render aid, but could not free him. He was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Gregory Johnson.
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Troopers say Fernandez was driving the wrong way on Interstate 14 near the Fort Hood T.J. Mills exit in a 2017 Toyota Corolla when he struck a 2013 Kia Optima that was traveling westbound on the interstate.
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