A dump truck slammed into a house in North Tarrant after swerving to avoid a car that blew a tire. The longtime driver was hospitalized with minor injuries. His family says he did everything he could to prevent a worse outcome. NBC 5’s Vince Sims has more.
The driver of a dump truck is in critical condition after a crash sent his rig careening into a home in northwest Tarrant County on Friday morning.
NBC 5 has learned the dump truck was headed south on Farm-to-Market Road 718 when it was struck in the back by a northbound car that had a blowout. The dump truck then veered across FM 718, where it appears to have crashed through a fence and turned onto its side before sliding into a home on Melissa Cove.
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“When we came into the neighborhood and I saw it rolled over, I don’t think I ever ran so fast in a long, long time,” the truck driver’s daughter, Chelsea Stone, said.
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SIGN UP He also owns the trucking company. Stone’s husband explained what they were told happened by investigators.
“A young kid blew a tire on a car and slid under the tandem and hit his truck, causing him to flip,” the truck driver’s son-in-law, James Reed, said.
The damaged car was spotted partially stopped on railroad tracks located across FM 718 from the home.
The truck driver was taken to the hospital with some cuts but should recover.
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“He was doing his best not to hit that house, not to hit their shed,” Stone said. “He was just being professional, what he has learned to be. He’s awesome.”
According to the Newark Volunteer Fire Department, a person who was in a bedroom of the home when the dump truck smashed through the wall suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene.
The driver of the car that struck the dump truck had minor injuries and was not hospitalized.
The homeowners didn't want to talk about what happened, but the truck driver's family said they are thankful it wasn't worse.
“He’s always knows what to do and is calm when it comes to major accidents,” Stone said.
