{"id":483316,"date":"2025-12-31T22:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T22:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/483316\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T22:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T22:08:14","slug":"three-people-killed-in-two-separate-crashes-on-north-central-expressway-in-dallas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/483316\/","title":{"rendered":"Three people killed in two separate crashes on North Central Expressway in Dallas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Update: <\/p>\n<p>3:43 p.m. Dec. 31, 2025: This story updated with information about a second crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Two separate crashes on the North Central Expressway in Dallas left three people dead on Wednesday morning, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The first incident occurred at 5:29 a.m. along the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 75 near the Interstate 635 interchange, where a major accident blocked all lanes during the morning commute. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">When officers arrived, they found a person lying in the roadway and pronounced them dead, the Dallas Police Department said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Authorities have not released details about how the individual ended up on the roadway, and the death remains under investigation. <\/p>\n<p>Breaking News<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-related-story-module__2UraD flex-none object-cover dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain dmnc_images-modern-image-module__P3kZ4 w-full\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/V6QBVG5IR5H5TIAUII7HITGW4I.jpg\" alt=\"Kyra Stubbs, seen in her Dallas apartment on Dec. 29, 2025, is recovering from a shooting...\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">In a separate incident minutes later, officers responded at 5:32 a.m. to a crash along North Central Expressway southbound at West Northwest Highway, police said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">A preliminary investigation determined the crash involved a single vehicle that caught fire. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Dallas Fire-Rescue responded and extinguished the flames. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">No additional information about the victims has been released and both investigations remain ongoing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Update: 3:43 p.m. Dec. 31, 2025: This story updated with information about a second crash. 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