Man, 79, identified as person who died after loose wheel struck car on I-35E in Dallas

A 79-year-old man was identified as the person killed Saturday morning after a loose wheel from another vehicle struck his car on the highway in Dallas.

Richard Hood Dunham died at the scene around 6:26 a.m., according to the Dallas County medical examiner’s office.

The crash occurred in the northbound express lanes of Interstate 35E near Eighth Street, according to a previous statement from the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office.

Investigators said a Chevrolet Tahoe traveling southbound lost a wheel. The detached wheel crossed into the northbound express lanes and struck Dunham’s vehicle, killing him.

No further details about the accident were immediately available.