Four people killed in head-on crash in Cooke County
On March 14, 2026, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Highway Patrol Division responded to a two-vehicle crash on FM-51 near County Road 383 in Cooke County.
A preliminary investigation indicated that an SUV was traveling southbound on FM-51 when the driver passed in a No-Passing Zone and collided head-on with a northbound SUV. The northbound SUV caught fire.
The driver of the southbound SUV was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver and two passengers of the northbound SUV were pronounced deceased at the scene. One passenger was airlifted to Cook Children’s Hospital by CareFlite.
This investigation is ongoing.
