The Brief Anthony Wayne Hunt, 38, died Friday morning after his vehicle veered off SH-121 in Grapevine, struck a guardrail, and traveled down an embankment. The single-vehicle crash happened near Coppell Road, where first responders found the driver dead from blunt force injuries. Grapevine police are investigating what caused the vehicle to leave the roadway, and no other vehicles or passengers were involved.



A 38-year-old man was killed early Friday morning when his vehicle went off State Highway 121, hit a guardrail, and crashed near railroad tracks in Grapevine, authorities said.

Driver killed in Highway 121 crash

What we know:

The victim was identified as Anthony Wayne Hunt, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office.

The single-vehicle crash happened at 6:12 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in the 700 block of southbound N. State Highway 121, according to Grapevine police.

Investigators said Hunt's vehicle left the roadway in the center median between the northbound and southbound lanes, striking a guardrail. The vehicle then traveled about 35 feet down an embankment before coming to a stop near the railroad tracks below near Coppell Road.

Hunt, who was the driver and the only person in the vehicle, died at the scene, police said.

The crash caused temporary lane closures on Highway 121 while emergency crews worked in the area, but no major road closures were required, according to police.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation by the Grapevine Police Department.
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