The crash occurred on Friday, October 3, 2025, at approximately 3:30 p.m. due to zero-visibility conditions caused by smoke from a field burning east of the highway.

Traffic on Highway 181 had slowed in the area because of the smoke when a 2018 GMC Terrain, driven by Mackenzie Marie Risner, 21, of Manila, struck the rear of a 2012 Kenworth semi-truck. The collision caused the GMC to roll into a roadside ditch. A second vehicle, driven by Jan Sebastian Rabie, 32, of Brookland, collided with the rear of the same semi-truck, contributing to a chain reaction involving multiple vehicles.

Rabie was pronounced dead at the scene, and Risner succumbed to her injuries after being transported to a local hospital. Two others were injured.

ASP Company F is assisting with the ongoing investigation.