DALLAS – Several people were taken to the hospital after a bizarre incident involving a multi-vehicle crash, a stabbing, and a chase on the LBJ Freeway.
It happened around 7:15 a.m. Tuesday on westbound Interstate 635 between the Greenville Avenue and Forest Lane exits.
Dallas police said several vehicles collided in traffic. One driver then got into a fight with another driver who was involved in the crash.
A third driver stopped to try to break up the fight and was stabbed.
A Texas Department of Transportation employee who was working in the area saw what was happening and ran to help.
That’s when the suspect got into the TxDOT vehicle and hit the employee before crashing.
Yet another driver stopped to help after seeing the TxDOT employee get hit. The suspect got into that driver’s vehicle and hit that driver as well.
Video shows suspect chasing drivers at I-635 and Forest Lane
A video clip shared on social media by Dallas Texas TV shows part of the chaotic incident, including the suspect driving in circles on the LBJ Freeway while chasing one of the victims.
By that point, several more people had stopped to help.
As soon as the suspect got out of the third vehicle, the Good Samaritans tackled him and held him down until police arrived.
Crash victims hospitalized
Four people were ultimately taken to the hospital, including the suspect.
Police said the stabbing victim is in critical condition.
The TxDOT employee and the second driver who was hit are said to be stable.
The suspect was hospitalized as a precaution.
His name has not yet been released because the charges against him are still pending.
Police are still investigating the crash and the suspect’s motives.
Crash shuts down LBJ Freeway
All lanes of westbound I-635 were shut down initially. The freeway has since reopened, but traffic is still backed up in the area.
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