Driver killed in crash with 18-wheeler in Parker County
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatality accident that occurred this morning along Farm to Market Road 920 in Parker County.
At around 8:05am this morning, multiple emergency responders from Parker County ESD #1, LifeCare EMS, DPS and sheriffs deputies were called to the scene on FM 920 near Cornstubble Lane south of Poolville. One vehicle and one 18-wheeler had been involved in a crash.
Traffic investigators say a pickup truck, driven by a 29-year-old man, was traveling north on FM 920 when the driver veered into the oncoming lanes. An 18-wheeler traveling southbound on FM 920 impacted the vehicle head-on, causing major damage and overturning the 18-wheeler.
The 29-year-old driver of the pickup truck, identified as a man from Springtown, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured.
FM 920 was closed for a few hours while police investigated the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
