Woman Killed and Six Injured in Wise County Multi-Vehicle Crash on FM 730 near CR 4181

Wise County, Texas (December 22, 2019) – A woman was killed and six other people were injured Saturday morning in a multi-vehicle crash in Wise County, according to a local news source.

The fatal crash occurred around 9:39 a.m. December 21, on Farm-to-Market Road 730 near County Road 4181.

DPS said a man was driving a 2007 Cadillac Escalade southbound on FM 730 when he went too fast while negotiating a curve in wet roads and began to skid sideways. He crossed into the northbound lane, where he hit a 2019 Ford F-150 pickup.

The Escalade driver and a 14-year-old girl were taken to Medical City Hospital in Denton. The driver had serious injuries while the girl had non-life threatening injuries.

Another passenger in Escalade was killed in the crash.

The Ford driver and another passenger were taken to Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth with critical injuries.

Two children in the Ford, ages 5 and 2, were taken to local hospitals in unknown conditions.

The crash remains under investigation.