A Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) pursuit ended in a crash on westbound Interstate 30 near Las Vegas Trail in Fort Worth on Tuesday evening, October 20, leaving one person critically injured, CBS News reported.

Source: CBS News via Wooley Law Firm news summary

Authorities said the wreck happened at approximately 6:40 p.m. Fort Worth Fire EMS confirmed that one person was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, CBS News reported. Fort Worth police referred questions about the incident to DPS.

Highway closed for the investigation

A Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) alert, effective on the evening of October 20, said: "IH-30 WB CLOSED at Las Vegas Trail for extended police investigation" and told drivers to seek an alternate route.

Source: TxDOT alert via GovOneStop

Dispatch reports cited in later coverage indicated a person may have been ejected and that CPR was administered at the scene — those dispatch details have not been confirmed in a DPS statement. A DPS spokesperson said additional details about the pursuit and crash were not immediately available, and authorities had not said what prompted the pursuit, how many vehicles were involved, or identified the injured person, CBS News reported.

Later updates reported that all main westbound lanes on I-30 at Las Vegas Trail were cleared and reopened after responders and accident reconstruction teams wrapped up at the scene.

Source: TruckAccidentHub

What is solid

  • A DPS pursuit ended in a crash on westbound I-30 near Las Vegas Trail in Fort Worth at about 6:40 p.m. on Oct. 20; one person was taken to hospital in critical condition (CBS News, citing Fort Worth Fire EMS)
  • TxDOT closed IH-30 westbound at Las Vegas Trail for an extended police investigation and told drivers to seek an alternate route (TxDOT alert)
  • DPS had not immediately said what prompted the pursuit (CBS News)

What is only claimed

  • Dispatch reports of an ejection and CPR at the scene have not been confirmed in a DPS statement
  • How many vehicles were involved and the injured person's identity have not been publicly established