Dezmond McKinney Killed in Shelby County Two-Vehicle Crash at U.S. 59 and U.S. 84
Shelby County, Texas (January 11, 2020) – A Louisiana man was killed in an 18-wheeler crash Thursday night in Timpson, according to the DPS.
The fatal crash occurred around 9:50 p.m. January 9, at the intersection of U.S. 59 and U.S. 84.
DPS said Dezmond McKinney, 27, of Mansfield, La., was driving a 1997 Honda passenger car when he failed to yield the right of way from U.S. 84 and was hit by a southbound 2019 Freightliner truck semi-trailer driven by Maksym Kabakov,50, of Des Plaines, Illinois.
Mckinney was pronounced dead at the scene.
Kabakov was uninjured in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.