FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – One person is dead and the driver of a semi truck is hospitalized after a bizarre accident in the Arlington Heights neighborhood of Fort Worth late Friday evening.
The driver of the truck, which was not attached to a trailer, was involved in an accident with a police car near Camp Bowie and Merrick in West Fort Worth when the semi drove off down an alley, crossing onto Hulen Street just as a minivan was crossing the intersection of Hulen at Calmont Avenue.
The driver of the semi collided with the minivan, sending both vehicles into a nearby garage. The minivan driver was killed instantly.
The two passengers in the minivan were transported to a nearby hospital. Both are said to be in critical condition. The driver of the semi fled the vehicle and was located nearby in a house.
When officers found the driver, he was having a seizure. He was taken to JPS hospital, his condition and identification have not been released.