67-year-old North Texas man dies in crash after being trapped inside truck, police say
A 67-year-old man died in Azle on Saturday, Jan. 25, when was he trapped inside his vehicle after a crash, police said.
Around 10:35 p.m. Azle police responded to an accident in the 300 block of Texas 199 after a caller reported that the driver of a pickup truck lost control and went into a ditch.
Upon arrival, officers saw multiple vehicles had stopped on both sides of the highway. Officers determined that two vehicles were involved in the accident — a Ford F-250, occupied by four passengers, and a Toyota Tacoma, occupied by two people.
A witness told detectives that the Ford F-250 was traveling eastbound on 199 when the driver lost control, crossed over the center median, and collided with the Toyota Tacoma, which was traveling west.
The driver of the Toyota Tacoma was pronounced dead on scene by medical personnel. The other passenger in the Tacoma sustained minor injuries and was safely removed from the vehicle, police said.
The man who died has been identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office as Jaime Ruiz of Springtown.
The driver of the Ford F-250 remained on scene and was cooperative throughout the investigation, including completing standard field sobriety tests, police said.
Azle police are investigating the crash with the assistance from the Tarrant County Accident Reconstruction Team.