Man, 77, killed in FM 51 crash with 18-wheeler

A crash in the 6100 block of Farm-to-Market Road 51 near Veal Station Road took the life of a 77-year old man Friday afternoon, May 8.

According to information obtained from the Texas Department of Public Safety, A 2024 Subaru was stopped at the stop sign on Veal Station Road at its intersection with FM 51. A 1984 Freightliner towing a semi-trailer was traveling north on FM 51 when the Subaru pulled onto the roadway, failing to yield the right-of-way to the Freightliner. The truck was unable to avoid the collision and struck the Subaru.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the deceased as Shrader Lynn Gant, 77, and listed his cause of death as multiple blunt force injuries.