UPDATE: Road rage causes fatal crash along I20 near Weatherford
At around 8:51am this morning, Weatherford Fire Department, DPS Troopers, and Parker County Hospital District EMS were dispatched to a major accident involving an overturned vehicle in the westbound lanes of Interstate 20 just before Center Point Road.
When emergency responders arrived on the scene, they observed three individuals ejected from the overturned vehicle. One of the individuals, a 33-year-old, was pronounced deceased at the scene. A total of three others were transported from the scene to a Fort Worth hospital.
DPS investigators say an SUV, occupied by four people, entered the eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 directly into the left lane in front of a second vehicle, a grey Jeep. The driver of the Jeep then sped around the SUV, veered back into the left lane, and suddenly decelerated. In an effect to avoid a collision, the driver of the SUV swerved, lost control, and flipped over into the westbound lanes of traffic, ejecting three of the occupants.
Witnesses said the driver of the grey Jeep got out of his car and saw the injured people, but fled the scene.
Troopers are investigating this accident as a road rage.
UPDATE:
DPS just released this update.
Vehicle 2 has been described as a newer model Jeep Wrangler, Light Grey or neutral color. Driver 2 has been described by a witness as a black male, upper 40’s to lower 50’s, possibly 220 pounds, 5’10-6’00 in height, dressed casually – described as “upper middle class” attire. Individuals with information regarding this traffic crash can contact the Parker County Crime Stoppers at (817) 599-5555 or online at http://www.parkercountycrimestoppers.com. There is a cash reward available for information.
