Mercedes Palacios, 26, was killed in the Monday morning car crash. The Fort Worth woman was a passenger in the car driven by Jeff Gladney, a former TCU star and NFL first-round draft pick. A timeline of her social media reveals she posted a photo of the two just hours before the fatal crash.Palacios and Gladney both died in the two-vehicle crash around 2:30 a.m. Monday in the westbound service lanes of Woodall Rogers Freeway near Allen Street.
Palacios graduated from Tarleton State University in 2018. Friends and family have posted condolences on social media in wake of Palacios' death. They describe her as a kind and beautiful spirit who was generous and dedicated to her family. "She’s the life of the party. She knew everyone everywhere we went, and I’m the complete opposite," she said. "But I would do it for her because I wanted to spend time with her and wanted to just make the most of it."
"That was my first thought. If she’s at a hospital, I can find her location. We’ll find out where she’s at. And I pulled it up, and it just said no location found."A fiery, early morning crash near Downtown Dallas killed two people. One of them was Jeff Gladney, a former TCU football standout and first round NFL draft pick.