Teen mom in fatal Fort Worth crash identified

A teenage mother killed Sunday night in a wreck on Jacksboro Highway has been identified as Sarah Fortenberry.

The 15-year-old died of “multiple traumatic injuries” from a multiple vehicle collision, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner. Her town of residence was not reported.

Fortenberry was a passenger in a Honda that ran a red light at the intersection of Nine Mile Bridge Road and Jacksboro Highway and was struck by a pickup pulling a trailer, said Cpl. Tracey Knight, a Fort Worth police spokeswoman.

The Honda was pushed into a Chevy Avalanche, she said.

Fortenberry was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:35 p.m., according to the medical examiner.

Her baby was taken to a hospital in good condition, Knight said.

The Honda’s driver, 18 and the child’s father, was treated for minor injuries, Knight said.

No one was arrested, she said.

— Monica S. Nagy

This story was originally published July 13, 2015 at 9:12 PM with the headline "Teen mom in fatal Fort Worth crash identified."