Fatal Car Accident in Keller
Speeding led to a fiery car crash on Katy Road in Keller early Sunday morning.
Witnesses heard 40-year-old, Robert Lopez plow through a field and crush through two fences before hitting the foundation of a small house. Police said Lopez was driving more than 90 mph in a 30 mph zone when his Mercedes CLS550.
The car burst into flames on impact with the house. Witnesses freed Lopez from the car, but his injuries were too great. He was pronounced dead at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. Luckily, the family inside the home was able to get out unharmed.
Keller police said speed was definitely a factor in the car accident. Katy Road is very narrow due to construction for a Fort Worth sewer line project, but police also think alcohol could have played a part in the accident. Authorities are waiting on toxicology tests to see if any dangerous substances were in Lopez’s system.
What a terrifying ordeal for the family whose home was hit in this car accident. I can’t imagine waking up to find a flaming car in my living room! I’m so happy that the family escaped the fire and that nobody inside was hurt by the car.
We see this way too often in Dallas and Fort Worth—speeding drivers that cause car accidents. Now whether or not Lopez was drinking and driving; only time will tell. But why on earth was he going 90 mph in a 30 mph zone if he wasn’t?
Fortunately in this story, only the driver was injured. In my line of work as a Fort Worth personal injury lawyer, it’s usually just the opposite. My clients are usually the ones most hurt after accidents – just because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
If you were in the wrong place at the wrong time and were hurt in a car accident because of a drunk driver or some other negligence, call the Anderson Law Firm in Fort Worth at 817-294-1900.
