A carload of small-town
Kansas brothers and sisters have been identified as the victims of
Thursday night’s accident on Interstate 35, one of whom died after two
wheels from a tractor-trailer flew off, shearing the roof off their
oncoming car.
The accident killed 23-year-old Luke Hausmann and injured his
sisters, Anna, 20, and Julia, 16, and his brother, Ethan, 20, the Texas
Department of Public Safety said. The siblings were from Atchison,
Kan., population 10,000, and were in Texas visiting relatives.
The New Orleans-based driver of the truck wasn’t injured.
While Ethan and Julia Hausmann have since been treated and released
from Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center, Anna was listed in serious
condition Friday. DPS officials said she suffered head trauma.
The accident occurred at about 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the
intersection of Loop 340 and I-35 in Bellmead, DPS officials say. Two
tires flew off the southbound truck, crossed the interstate median and
struck the northbound Hausmann vehicle.
Backed-up traffic caused at least one minor accident.
Atchison Realtor Janice Reiss said the siblings were home-schooled
and restored homes as part of their family business. The siblings
called their business The Hausmann Group.
From The Waco Tribune
