50-Year-Old Watauga Man Killed, One Injured in Parker County Crash on Azle Highway (FM 730) near Rambling Trail

Parker County, Texas (October 16, 2022) – A 50-year-old Watauga man was killed and another person was airlifted to a hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Parker County on Friday afternoon, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The deadly crash happened at around 3:35 p.m. Friday, October 14 in the 2400 block of Azle Highway (FM 730) near Rambling Trail.

DPS said the Watauga man was driving his SUV southbound on FM 730 when he swerved into the barrow ditch, overcorrected, and began to skid sideways across the roadway. The SUV then a pickup truck heading northbound.

at least one of the drivers was trapped in the wreckage and was extricated by emergency personnel. The 50-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been rebased.

The driver of the pickup truck, a 33-year-old man from Azle, was airlifted to a local hospital with undisclosed injuries.

Further details regarding the collision were immediately provided.

The accident remains under investigation.

Common Causes of Automobile Accidents

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