Police are investigating after a truck collided into the back of a van Tuesday afternoon in Fort Worth, leaving one man with critical injuries.[[291451121,L]]
Police told NBC 5 that a pickup truck traveling westbound on the Northwest Loop 820 service road struck a van that was broken down on the shoulder near Marine Creek Parkway at about 4:30 p.m.
A man inside the van, 51-year-old David Rajski, was injured and transported to an area hospital in critical condition, police said. Rajski died a short time later.
On Wednesday, NBC 5 spoke with Rajski's close friend and neighbor, Russell King. King says Rajski was the guy who would give you the shirt off of his back.
“We have helped each other out over the years. You name it. I have a huge deck. I owe half of it to him. We built it together. We have built porches. Just helped each other out in so many ways, and just became very very very close,” added King.
King says that his friend was a painter, but his real passion was music. Rajski did not have any family in the area. Once King found out from Sheriff’s deputies, he had to call Rajski’s siblings to let them know. As of Wednesday afternoon, they were on their way to Springtown.
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“He was a nice guy, worked hard to make it. He was getting his life back on track and had found the Lord again. It seemed like everything was coming together for him,” he added.
Two teenagers in the truck remained at the scene with minor injuries, police said.
Investigators believe speed contributed to the crash.
NBC 5's Julie Fine contributed to this report.
