MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas — A Big Spring woman is dead following a crash on I-20 Sunday just after noon.
According to DPS' report, Willie Conner, 61, was driving a truck west on I-20 about nine miles east of Midland.
Emily Crawford, 23, was sitting in an SUV parked on the north shoulder because she was reportedly running out of fuel.
Conner veered into the north shoulder and struck Crawford's vehicle from the rear.
Crawford was pronounced dead at the scene, while Conner was taken to Midland Memorial Hospital where he was treated and released.
Neither party was wearing a seat-belt at the time of the crash.
The community has responded to the passing of Crawford by showing their support. The Big Spring Girls Softball Association made the following Facebook post honoring her.