One Dead, Several Injured One Arrested In Paris Crash

On Thursday evening at 5:59, a Major Accident involved multiple vehicles. It was in the 1200 block of South West Loop 286 and involved a semi-truck trailer and two passenger vehicles. The occupants of one of the passenger vehicles were critically injured and transported to Paris Regional Health Hospital. They pronounced Emily Echols, 31, after she did not survive her injuries. TxDOT personnel assisted in shutting down east and westbound traffic. The Paris PD Accident Reconstruction Team was on the scene for several hours and continued their investigation. Joshua Okeith Fluellen, Jr., 23, of Mt. Pleasant, was arrested and charged with Intoxication, Manslaughter with a Vehicle, and Intoxication Assault with a Vehicle Resulting in Serious Bodily Injury.