Woman's medical issue leads to wild crash on Magnolia Avenue in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH – A wild single-vehicle accident left a trail of debris in a popular Fort Worth neighborhood, with the driver taken away on a stretcher.
According to witnesses who spoke with CBS News Texas reporter Jack Fink, a woman was driving southbound on Hemphill Street near Rosedale Avenue around 9:30 Friday morning when she apparently lost control, hitting a tree and possibly a bus stop, and spinning around. Her SUV continued southbound on Hemphill, hitting another tree and a light pole before hitting a restaurant on Magnolia Avenue and coming to a stop.
The crash happened just outside of FWPD's central substation. Police logs show more than a dozen emergency units responded to the scene.
Paramedics loaded the driver into an ambulance; A police spokesperson said it appeared she was having a medical issue before the crash. It's not clear if anyone else was hurt.