Slick Roadways Blamed For Deadly Crash In Hurst
HURST (CBSDFW.COM) - Slick road conditions are being blamed for a deadly crash in Tarrant County.
Police in Hurst said that a man died early Wednesday after his pickup truck crashed into the barrier wall of the westbound Highway 183 TEXPress lanes, near Bedford-Euless Road.
Officials said that the man was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.
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Police said that there was nobody else in the truck with the victim.
Officials believe that speed was a factor in the crash along with slick road conditions caused by the rain and cold, possibly icy weather.