Joseph Harris Killed in Fort Worth Hit-and-Run Crash on Parkview Hills Lane at Brookstone Lane

Fort Worth, Texas – A man was killed Saturday morning in a hit-and-run accident in northwest Fort Worth, according to the police.

The deadly accident happened around 6:49 a.m., March 9, in the 4900 block of Parkview Hills Lane at the intersection of Brookstone Lane.

Police said they found an adult man lying in the middle of the intersection after he had been involved in a hit-and-run accident.

The man was killed in the crash. He has been identified as 33-year-old Joseph Alexander Taylor Harris, of Fort Worth, according to the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office records.

The authorities are looking for the hit-and-run driver.

The WPD Homicide and Traffic Units are investigating the crash. Anyone with video or other information about this accident is asked to call Fort Worth Police Detective Tate at (817)392-4884. Tipsters can remain anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers of Tarrant County at (817)469-8477.

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