Woman killed, 3 injured in crash on Highway 114 near Texas Motor Speedway; lanes closed
Lanes of Highway 114 near the Texas Motor Speedway were closed on Friday morning after a woman was killed and three men were injured in a crash involving an 18-wheeler, a pickup truck and another vehicle, authorities said.
The woman who died was identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office as Yolanda Flores, 44, of Fort Worth.
Of those injured, two had serious injuries and one had minor injuries, according to MedStar.
The Fort Worth Police Department said in a tweet around 10:35 a.m. that all eastbound and westbound lanes of the highway were closed at Three Wide Drive due to a fatality crash. Drivers should expect lengthy delays, police said, and if possible find an alternate route.
Officer Tracy Carter, a police spokesman, said in an email around 12:15 p.m. that the freeway continued to be shut down in both directions.
The crash was reported at 10 a.m. on the highway, around where it intersects with Three Wide Drive, according to a police call log. The crash involved a gray 18-wheeler, a box truck and another type of truck, the call log indicated.
Officers responded to the scene a little after 10, Carter said, and determined there had been a crash with an 18-wheeler and two other vehicles. A woman in a flatbed truck was pronounced dead on the scene, Carter said.
The three people who were injured were taken to a hospital in stable condition, he said.
This story was originally published April 16, 2021 at 11:30 AM.
