Man dies in crash with 18-wheeler in Parker County
At around 1:30pm on Friday, May 8th, Parker County Emergency Services Districts #1 and #8, Parker County Hospital District EMS, Parker County Sheriff’s Office, and DPS were called to the scene of a crash on Farm to Market Road 51 at Veal Station Road south of Springtown.
When emergency crews arrived, they located a crash involving a vehicle and an 18-wheeler. The driver of the vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Investigators say the vehicle was stopped at the Veal Station Road stop sign when the driver failed to yield the right of way to the 18-wheeler. The truck was unable to avoid the collision.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the driver as a 77-year-old man.
The crash remains under investigation.
