Wrong-way driver killed, another motorist injured in wreck on I-30 in Fort Worth

BY DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR.

DECEMBER 11, 2019 05:39 AM

FORT WORTH

A wrong-way driver was killed Wednesday morning and another motorist was injured in a crash on Interstate 30 in Fort Worth, Fort Worth police said.

The name of the wrong-way driver has not been released by authorities. The driver of the other vehicle suffered minor injuries, according to a MedStar official.

The wreck was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 30.

Fort Worth police officers reported seeing the wrong-way motorist driving west in the eastbound lanes of I-30 near Riverside Drive.

Seconds later, authorities put out a citywide broadcast on the wrong-way driver.
Several motorists and Fort Worth police also reported seeing the wrong-way driver going west in the eastbound lanes of the highway.

Before the crash, the wrong-way driver narrowly missed a MedStar ambulance and a Fort Worth patrol car.

The eastbound lanes of I-30 were closed for more than three hours Wednesday morning as authorities investigated the fatal crash.