1 dead, 1 injured after I-35W crash in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas - I-35W is shut down at NE 28th Street in Fort Worth after an incident involving multiple vehicles.

Fort Worth Police say a driver ran out of gas and was waiting for a friend to bring him some on the median shoulder.

Both the driver and his friend were outside the car at around 9:20 a.m. when another vehicle tried to avoid hitting a semi and swerved into the shoulder hitting both of them.

One of the pedestrians was killed, and the other is in critical condition.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner identified the person who was killed as 47-year-old Sonny Johnson of Grand Prairie.

SKY 4 video from the scene showed at least two cars with significant damage.

Northbound 35W reopened on Thursday afternoon.