The I-35 bridge collapse in Salado, Texas on Thursday claimed the life of one person and injured three others. The fatality has been identified as 32-year-old Clark Brandon Davis of Arlington, Texas.
The Texas Department of Transportation is reporting that an oversized tractor trailer hit one of the bridge supports, causing the I-35 bridge to collapse. Several beams fell into the roadway.
Vivian Rush lives near the I-35 bridge collapse site.
“I drive back and forth under that bridge all the time, and it could be anybody, you know. It’s potluck,” she said during an interview with TWCNews.com. “It’s dangerous when you’ve got, you know, big trucks on your side or in front of you or whatever, and you’re passing a truck or something like that when there’s a curve and you can barely see the lines on the road. There’s always crashes here.”
32 year old Clark Davis of Arlington, I-35 bridge collapse victim, leaves behind 7-year old daughter and girlfriend. pic.twitter.com/sm4ZtTFL9A
— CBSDFW (@CBSDFW) March 27, 2015
It’s heartbreaking to think that Clark Davis was likely in the wrong place at the wrong time during the I-35 bridge collapse, and that he died as a result. Mr. Davis leaves behind a girlfriend and a seven-year-old daughter.
UPDATE: Investigators have not yet determined the height of the load involved, but say the bridge would had a 14' 1/2" clearance. @CBSDFW
— Andrea Lucia (@CBS11Andrea) March 27, 2015
A beam dislodged in that crash collapsed and killed a passing driver – 32 y/o Clark Davis of Arlington. @CBSDFW
— Andrea Lucia (@CBS11Andrea) March 27, 2015
The highway adjacent to the I-35 bridge collapse was closed for approximately 18 hours, with all roads reopening late on Friday.
All lanes of I-35 now open following fatal crash & bridge collapse in Salado on Thursday. http://t.co/QFp3de9vdk
— CBSDFW (@CBSDFW) March 27, 2015