The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) was called to a one vehicle crash that occurred Saturday in Dallam County, resulting in the death of one person.
At approximately 6:50 a.m., Donovan Ross, 29, of Jacksonville, Fla., was driving a 2016 Freightliner Truck Tractor towing a 2008 Wabash trailer northeast on US highway 54 approximately 13 miles southwest of Dalhart. Ross fell asleep while driving and the truck tractor left the roadway. When Ross awoke, he over-corrected and lost control of the truck tractor and trailer. The truck tractor and trailer rolled over causing the death of the unrestrained passenger identified as Tarus Johnson, 42, of Lake Wells, Fla.
Johnson was pronounced dead on scene by the Dallam County Justice of the Peace, Judge Ritchey.
Ross was not injured and he was wearing his seat-belt.
The road conditions were dry and no other vehicles were involved.
(News release from the Texas DPS)