Eastbound lanes of I-30 in Fort Worth reopen at Alta Mere after fatal wrong-way crash
Two people were killed in unrelated wrong-way crashes on Fort Worth highways early Thursday, police said, and the eastbound lanes of Interstate 30 were shut down at Alta Mere Drive for about 12 hours.
The traffic was being diverted onto a service road, Fort Worth police said on X around 7 a.m., and it was expected to take several hours before the freeway was completely open. A spokesperson for the Fort Worth Police Department told the Star-Telegram around 10:30 a.m. that one lane is now open. Police said on X shortly before 3 p.m. that all lanes were open.
Officers were dispatched to 8501 Interstate 30W around 2:30 a.m. regarding a wrong-way driver. They found one person dead in a single-vehicle crash who will be identified by the medical examiner.
A spokesperson for MedStar said three more people received minor injuries in the accident.
Officers responded to another wrong-way crash in the 2300 block of Highway 114 near Texas Motor Speedway in north Fort Worth shortly before 12:45 a.m. One vehicle was traveling the wrong way and hit another vehicle head on, according to police. The driver of the wrong-way vehicle died at the scene.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the driver who died on Texas 114 as 25-year-old William Charles Fader of Justin. He was the sole occupant of the vehicle, according to police.
The driver of the other vehicle was evaluated by medical personnel and released at the scene, officials said.
This story was originally published January 25, 2024 at 7:53 AM.
