Two men killed Thursday morning in Mount Pleasant, Texas, when a tractor-trailer collided with an overpass bridge pillar have been identified.

The driver was Noble Crosby III, 37, of Oklahoma City, Okla. The passenger was Thomas Soto, 41, of Van Buren, Ark.

The tractor-trailer rig was owned by USA Trucking and was traveling eastbound when the rig veered off Interstate 30 from the eastbound lanes hitting a bridge pillar.

The two men were pronounced dead at the scene, said Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Daniel Crooks.

The wreck was repor...