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Car Crashes Through Fort Worth Backyard Fence as Surveillance Video Shows Near‑Miss With Toddler

The citation for reckless driving focuses attention on local speeding risks linked to distracted driving.

Overview

  • A Chevy Camaro lost control and plowed through a wooden HOA fence near the 1500 block of Heritage Trace Parkway before striking a concrete divider and returning to the roadway on Sunday evening.
  • Home surveillance footage shared by the family captures debris flying into the backyard and narrowly missing a 2-year-old and two 5-year-old twins who were playing by a pool.
  • Fort Worth police said officers found two people in the car, cited the driver for reckless driving, and transported the passenger to a hospital in an unknown condition.
  • As of Monday, authorities had not released the driver’s identity and no additional charges beyond the reckless-driving citation had been announced.
  • District 4 Councilman Charlie Lauersdorf and neighbors urged tougher speed enforcement after the crash, and the incident raised questions about HOA liability for fence repairs and possible traffic-calming measures.