3 people seriously injured in head-on crash in Haltom City, police say
Three people were seriously injured in a head-on collision in Haltom City on Thursday night that occurred after one of the cars drifted over the center line, leading both drivers to try to avoid the other, police said.
Two of the victims were in a black Mazda 6, including the 34-year-old driver and his passenger, whose age wasn’t known. The other victim, a 70-year-old woman, was driving a red Ford EcoSport SUV with no passengers.
All of the victims remained in serious condition Friday morning, police said in an update around 9:30.
Officers responded to the crash in the 4600 block of Glenview Drive around 7:10 p.m. Thursday and firefighters arrived shortly after, police said. All three victims were trapped inside their cars, police said, and firefighters had to extricate them.
MedStar transported the 34-year-old man and his passenger to John Peter Smith Hospital and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, respectively, police said. The Watauga Fire Department took the 70-year-old woman to JPS.
Police determined during the course of their investigation it appears the Mazda had drifted over the center line, causing the driver of the Ford to veer to the left in an attempt to miss it. The driver of the Mazda, police said, corrected back to the right, across the center line. That’s when police say the two cars collided.
The department initially reported in a news release on Thursday night the Ford was believed to have crossed the center line first, but police corrected the information in a Friday morning update.
All lanes of Glenview Drive from Old Denton Road to Jordan Park Drive were closed on Thursday night as investigators collected evidence.
Police will determine any charges after the investigation is complete, the department said.
This story was originally published November 13, 2020 at 8:37 AM.
