Two Fort Worth Police Officers Hospitalized after Fort Worth Crash on Interstate 20 and West Loop 820

Fort Worth, Texas (February 3, 2023) – Two Fort Worth police officers were hospitalized after a crash involving an  18-wheeler early Thursday morning in southwest Fort Worth, according to Fort Worth Police Department.

The wreck occurred at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday, February 2, in the 8900 block of Interstate 20, at I-20 and West Loop 820.

The officers were responding to a crash when they stopped to check on two vehicles. Moments later, their patrol vehicle was struck by an 18-wheeler’s trailer as the truck was jack-knifing.

One officer was in the patrol vehicle at the time of the accident. He was able to get out of the vehicle to avoid getting hit by a second 18-wheeler.

The officer and the second officer fled onto a median to avoid getting hit by a third 18-wheeler. Both officers were transported to a hospital with minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

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