Miguel Cruz Seriously Injured in Rhome Crash on Texas 114 near U.S. 81/287
Rhome, Texas (December 16, 2018) – One person was seriously injured Wednesday night in a two-car collision in Rhome, a local news source reported.
The wreck occurred at around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, December 12 on Texas 114 just east of U.S. 81/287.
According to police, Carl Rice, 61, of Broadus, Mont., was driving an 18-wheeler pulling a flat-bed trailer and had gone over the Texas 114 flyover using the crossover when the 18-wheeler pulled out in front of a Nissan pickup driven by Miguel Cruz, 32, of Pasco, Wash., which was traveling westbound.
The 18-wheeler then made a turn in front of the pickup, which hit the center of the trailer.
Firefighters along with paramedics responded to the accident that required a lengthy extrication process.
Cruz was airlifted to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth with major injuries. Rice was uninjured in the crash.
Traffic in both directions of Texas 114 was blocked for more than two hours as emergency crews worked at the scene.  As of 11:00 p.m. the road reopened.
More information was not immediately available. The crash remains under investigation.