The fatal auto accident, which occurred at around 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, took place just south of Weatherford in Parker County on FM 51 (south of Mountain View Drive). According to police, the driver of a Ford F-350 pickup truck told troopers that he was headed southbound when the front end of the truck began shaking and a tire blew out, causing the truck to veer into the path of an oncoming Toyota Camry.
Kimberly Witt, of Weatherford, was driving the Camry and Fe Santistevan, also of Weatherford, was her passenger. Santistevan was pronounced dead at the scene while Witt was transported to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth where she was pronounced dead at 10:40 p.m.
The driver of the F-350 was uninjured, but his 7-year-old female passenger suffered serious injuries and was transported to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth.