Three dead in multiple-vehicle crash in Denton; U.S. 380 shut down near Rockhill Road
A portion of U.S. Highway 380 in Denton was closed for several hours Sunday afternoon after local police announced that there had been a fatal crash involving multiple vehicles.
Three people were killed in the accident in the westbound lanes near Rockhill Road, causing the highway to be shut down in that area.
Police later said that one of the victims was an adult and the other two were young children ages about 5 months and 4 years old. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the children as Karoline and Kimberlyn Satterfield of Denton and the adult as Jordan Nicole Dodson, 31, of Providence Village.
Three other adults were injured in the crash, with two in critical condition and one stable at local hospitals.
The crash was reported at 11:43 a.m. Two cars crashed into each other head on and sustained major damage, police said. Two additional vehicles were impacted by the accident, but the people in them were not hurt.
First responders found a deceased adult and an injured adult in one car involved in the head-on crash. The two children and two adults were in the second car. The two children died at the hospital.
Police said that westbound traffic was shut down at U.S. 380 and Fishtrap Road, and eastbound traffic was shut down at the intersection with Mayhill Road. Several agencies responded to help with traffic control.
About 3:30 p.m., police said one lane was open in each direction.
Investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash.
This story was originally published May 23, 2021 at 12:53 PM.