A Texas teen was reportedly found covered in dried blood inside his wrecked vehicle in an incident that still appears to be a mystery. 18-year-old Aaron Richard is reportedly being “uncooperative” and refusing to help law enforcement understand what happened.
Deputies with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office found Richard inside his white, single-cab 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck early Monday, June 24. They were responding to a “major accident” off Interstate 20 in Fort Worth.”
Deputies found a large amount of blood “on the pickup and the suspect” but mysteriously, the blood does not belong to Richard, officials believe. It is also believed that the blood was not a result of the crash, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
The incident
In a Facebook post, Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office wrote, “On 06/24/2024, the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office responded to a major accident where deputies noticed a large amount of dried blood on the pickup and the suspect. This occurred on FM 2871 at IH 20 at approximately 1:55am this morning. The driver was uncooperative when asked about the source of the blood.”
“The driver was identified as 18-year-old Aaron Richard. He was driving a 1997 white single cab Chevrolet pickup with Texas license plate DFH2650. There is noticeable damage to the driver’s side door, the tailgate, and front left quarter panel. A traffic cone was found in the bed of the pickup. There is a large amount of blood along the driver’s side A-frame, as well as the outside of the bed. The back window of the pickup also has some writing on it,” post says.
{{/usCountry}}“The driver was identified as 18-year-old Aaron Richard. He was driving a 1997 white single cab Chevrolet pickup with Texas license plate DFH2650. There is noticeable damage to the driver’s side door, the tailgate, and front left quarter panel. A traffic cone was found in the bed of the pickup. There is a large amount of blood along the driver’s side A-frame, as well as the outside of the bed. The back window of the pickup also has some writing on it,” post says.
{{/usCountry}}Anyone with information has been asked to contact the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office – Criminal Investigation Division at 817-884-1305 and reference report #2024-08630.
Richard was reportedly arrested at the scene for driving while intoxicated. He was subsequently booked into the Lon Evans Corrections Center, New York Post reported. He was later released on a $500 bond.
It is unclear if anyone is in danger or has been killed, and the sheriff’s office did not specify anything about the same. Richard is now serving a six-month probationary sentence for a disorderly conduct charge in Haltom City. No more information has been released on what may have led to the crash.