DENTON, TX : Denton man in wheelchair hit killed by truck on Friday, 6th September 2024

A 79-year-old man in a wheelchair was killed in Denton on Friday night after being hit by a truck.

Eladio Santiago was in the motorized wheelchair on McKinney Avenue near Mack Park when he was hit by a truck shortly before 8:30 p.m.

Santiago was taken to Medical City Denton where he died of blunt force injuries, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.

Records show the 79-year-old lived on McKinney Avenue.

Denton police are investigating the cause of the crash.


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