TX Man Killed When Truck Leaves Bridge, Lands in River

    March 15, 2021
    Fort Worth firefighters found the man's body after his mangled truck was pulled from the Trinity River following a crash.

    By James Hartley

    Source Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    Glen E. Ellman/Fort Worth Fire Department
    Firefighters stand by as the truck is pulled from the Trinity River early Sunday.
    Firefighters stand by as the truck is pulled from the Trinity River early Sunday.

    Mar. 14—A man died after his Chevy Suburban flipped over the guardrail of a bridge and into the Trinity River early Sunday morning, according to Fort Worth police.

    The man has been identified as Joe Michael Watson, 40, of Haltom City, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office.

    The incident occurred about 12:25 a.m. in the 2000 block of Beach Street.

    The vehicle was pulled out of the river by a tow truck and the driver was found dead inside, police said.

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