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North Texas Tollway Authority experiments with thermal cameras to help curb wrong-way crashes.

The Garcia family was heading to a carnival Sunday night before a driver going the wrong way slammed into their vehicle killing them. Police say a blue Chevrolet pickup was headed westbound in the eastbound lanes on Northeast Loop 820. Favian Garcia, his wife Mayra and their 9-year-old daughter Sofia died at the scene.

According to TxDOT, in 2019 alone, there were 1,091 wrong-way crashes on divided Texas highways -- 67 crashes were fatal. It is that staggering statistic that has the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) testing out a tool they hope will curb wrong-way crashes.

Last week, NTTA installed thermal imaging cameras along one area of Dallas North Tollway near downtown Dallas.

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