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Texas truck crash: one person killed and 13 injured at government building
Officials say driver planned the attack deliberately in retaliation for having been denied a commercial driver’s license
One person was killed and 13 others were injured when a stolen semitrailer crashed into a Texas department of public safety (DPS) office in a rural town west of Houston on Friday, authorities said.
The driver suspected of the crash has been identified as 42-year-old Clenard Parker. He was arrested on the scene, though investigators have not immediately said which charges he might face.
The Associated Press contributed reporting
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