Thursday, October 7, 2010

Woman killed in Mineral Wells Weatherford Parker County Accident Wreck

A Mineral Wells woman died early Wednesday at a Fort Worth hospital following a single-vehicle wreck Tuesday night west of Weatherford, according to reports.

Barbara Northrop, 52, died at Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital, the Tarrant County medical examiner reported.

The wreck happened about 9:15 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 180, a few miles west of Weatherford, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Northrop was eastbound in 2009 Honda Civic that crossed into westbound lanes and struck a concrete culvert, reported Trooper Daniel K. Walker of the DPS highway patrol.

The scene of the wreck was in front of County Memorial Cemetery, near the intersection of U.S. 180 and Old Millsap Road.

Walker's report did not list any other people involved in the wreck.

Northrop was pronounced dead at 2:19 a.m. Wednesday at the hospital, the medical examiner reported.



Read more: http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/10/06/2525074/mineral-wells-woman-dies-following.html#ixzz11gPDN2Ld