Driver of tractor trailer killed in Grapevine crash

Semi rollover crash closes access to I-635, at least one person dead

Grapevine police say at least one person is dead after a semi-rollover crash. Access to I-635 near Grapvine, Irving, and DFW airport is closed.

GRAPEVINE, Texas - A man is dead after a tractor-trailer overturned in Grapevine on Saturday morning.

Grapevine police say the semi was taking the exit from SH-121 to eastbound I-635 around 5:30 a.m. when it crashed into a guardrail and then overturned in the median.

The 62-year-old driver Luiz Camargo from Plano was deceased when officers arrived on scene, police say.

Investigators say speed and a flat tire contributed to the crash.

The exit was closed until just before noon.