The driver of an 18-wheeler that's accused of causing a chain reaction crash in Terrell last weekend that killed five people told law enforcement he was asleep at the wheel before the crash happened,

Five people were killed and several were injured in a multi-vehicle crash that shut down Interstate 20 near Terrell on Saturday

Companioni, 27, was driving his 18-wheeler when he failed to see stalled traffic around 2:40 p.m. on June 28, striking a Ford F-150 carrying five people, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.