Driver, 22, dies in one-car crash in Fort Worth

Posted Monday, Oct. 29, 2012  Print Reprints
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FORT WORTH -- A Fort Worth motorist who police say had been drinking at a party was killed early Sunday when he lost control of his car on a street and crashed into a tree, according to police reports and the Tarrant County medical examiner's website.

The victim was identified as Benjamin Gartman, 22. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The wreck occurred shortly after 3:30 a.m. in the 7900 block of Park Vista Boulevard.

Gartman was driving a Ford Mustang south at high speed when he lost control, according to police reports. The car hit a median, spun and hit the tree, police said Sunday.

According to a witness, Gartman had been at a party drinking alcoholic beverages before the wreck, police said.

Domingo Ramirez Jr., 817-390-7763

Twitter: @mingoramirezjr

7900 block of Park Vista Boulevard, Fort Worth, TX
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