Semi-truck hits 19-year-old’s car on I-35, drags it and leaves scene
Family asks anyone with photos, video or information to help identify the truck and driver
BELL COUNTY, Texas (KWTX) - A 19-year-old driver and her family are asking the community to help identify a semi-truck and driver after a hit-and-run on northbound I-35 on Thursday, Oct. 22.
Kerragan Simien was driving in the left lane just before 9 p.m. when a semi-truck merged into her lane and struck her car.
How the crash happened
“By the time I hit my brakes and like, tried to get out of the way, the rear left end of his semi got caught on the front right of my car,” Simien said.
Simien’s car was dragged down the road for a while before it came loose and spun out.
“After my car stopped, I was able to look and he stopped to where he noticed, but he did not like get out, come check on me, or anything,” Simien said.
Simien said another semi-truck driver helped her get the car to the shoulder. The driver of the truck that hit her took off, she said.
Family learns of the crash
Simien’s grandmother, Lisa Hunt, knew only that her granddaughter was in a crash with a semi-truck.
“I was trying to figure out where she was and how to get in touch with her, you know. She actually called me, I think, when she got to the hospital. When the phone started ringing, I thought, ‘Oh my God, she’s dead, they’re calling me.’ You know, I mean like, my heart just sunk,” Hunt said.
Simien was treated for minor injuries and will recover. Authorities told the family the crash is being considered a hit-and-run.
“I wasn’t able to catch any information, no license plates. Nothing, because my hood was up and my car was just messed up and I couldn’t get out of my car. Otherwise, I would have tried to even get a license plate,” Simien said.
Request for information
Simien no longer has a car and does not know who hit her. The family is asking anyone with photos, videos or information that could help identify the truck and driver to contact local authorities.
“When there’s an accident, people start slowing down and looking. So, I’m hoping somebody caught something,” Hunt said.
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