Off-duty officer hurt, civilian killed in Dallas construction zone crash

Off-duty officer hurt, civilian killed in Dallas construction zone crash
Off-duty officer hurt, civilian killed in Dallas construction zone crash Photo credit cwbaker/GettyImages

An off-duty police officer has been struck and injured and one other person has died in a freeway crash in Dallas this morning.

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It was just past 4:30 a.m. when a vehicle crashed into a construction zone on north-bound I-45 near Simpson Stuart.

Reports say an officer working to protect the construction crews was rushed to the hospital in serious condition.

A civilian was killed but it's not clear if it was the driver who crashed or a construction worker.

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