Texas High Court Declines To Delay Trial Over 2021 Fort Worth Express Lanes Crash

Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports, on Friday, the Texas Supreme Court denied a request to stay the trial of a lawsuit over the 2021 multi-vehicle collision on I-35W express lanes near downtown Fort Worth. The incident occurred in icy weather and involved scores of vehicles, dozens of injuries, and six deaths.

North Tarrant Express Mobility Partners, the express lanes operator, and FedEx, which are defendants in the suit, requested the stay. The trial is currently scheduled to start in January.