Texas Crews Dodge Wrong-Way Driver at Crash

FORT WORTH, Texas -- A wrong-way driver on Airport Freeway near downtown Fort Worth caused a multiple-vehicle wreck early Sunday morning, leaving six people injured and causing one car to roll onto its roof, police said.

Firefighters and police working the wreck had to dodge a second wrong-way motorist who drove by them on the highway, according to KDFW//Channel 4. That driver was stopped by police within seconds, the television station reported.

Officers responded to the wreck shortly before 4 a.m. Sunday in the 3000 block of Airport Freeway.

Witnesses told police that a man in a Lincoln was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of the highway when his car collided with a black Dodge. On impact, the Dodge rolled and ended up on its roof, police said.

The Lincoln veered into a guardrail, bounced off that and then hit a Chevrolet Malibu and a Mazda.

Police identified the wrong-way driver as Marcus Deon Burkley, 44, of Grand Prairie. He was arresed at the scene, accused of intoxication assault causing serious bodily injury.

He was taken to a local hospital for his injuries; his condition was unavailable Sunday afernoon.

Four people in the Dodge including the driver were taken to hospitals; their injuries were not considered life-hreatening, authorities said.

The driver of the Malibu suffered severe injuries, police said, while the driver of the Mazda was treated at the scene.

Police did not release any information on the second wrong-way driver.

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