A driver traveling in the wrong lane on Interstate 20 in Smith County was killed overnight after he slammed into an 18-wheeler.

Department of Public Safety Troopers says the driver, whose name has not yet been released, was driving his Corvette eastbound in the westbound lane of the interstate and collided with the truck near the Lavender Road exit.

The fatal wreck occurred happened around midnight and the accident is under investigation.

The driver of the tractor trailer truck was not injured.

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