A car crash/fire also ignited a woods fire just north of First Baptist Church of Wild Country.
Driver Killed in Fiery Single Vehicle Accident, WILD COUNTRY, September 3, 2023 - At approximately 2:30 pm on September 3, 2023, the driver of a 2016 Ford Fusion was north-bound on US-146. According to witnesses, the car caught fire, left the pavement to the right, jumped a culvert and rolled multiple times before coming to rest upright at the woodline facing east just north of First Baptist Church of Wild Country. Emergency personnel arrived on the scene to find the victim (female who has not yet been identified) in the weeds deceased. Additionally, the car fire ignited a woods fire. Volunteer fire departments from South Polk County, Segno, and Holliday Lake Estates converged on the scene to put out the car and the woods fire that burned the immediate vicinity of woods and grass. Troopers Johnny Wilkerson, Sean Barnes, David Morris, and Corporal Ramey Bass (all with the Texas Highway Patrol) were dispatched to the scene. Justice of the Peace, Jamie Richardson filed an inquest at the scene. Traffic on 146 was partially blocked during investigation and cleanup. A first-call car from Cochran Funeral Home transported the victim from the scene. The vehicle was recovered by Fawbush Wrecker out of Goodrich. This accident remains under investigation by the Texas Highway Patrol. PolkCountyToday.com will update this story as soon as we are able to ascertain more information.
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The deceased driver of this 2016 Ford Fusion has not yet been identified.
Trooper Johnny Wilkerson (right) is the primary accident investigator (also pictured is Trooper Sean Barnes, peering into the burned out vehicle).
Justice of the Peace, Jamie Richardson filed an inquest at the scene.
The vehicle was recovered by Fawbush Wrecker out of Goodrich.
The car's engine (at right on ground) was also removed from the scene.
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