A multi-vehicle crash on West University Drive (Highway 380) in Denton on Halloween night, October 31, 2026, sent 10 people to the hospital, according to local news reports. Police said two vehicles were stopped to turn into the Parker House Haunted Attraction when a third vehicle allegedly rear-ended one of them. The first vehicle was reportedly pushed into oncoming traffic and struck by a semi-truck.
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth reported that 10 people were taken to the hospital and that parts of University Drive were closed for hours, reopening around 11 p.m. Saturday. FOX 4 reported that two of the injured were in critical condition, that police have ruled out alcohol as a factor, and that Denton police say the investigation is ongoing. The current condition of the injured has not been released.
Ten people were taken to the hospital after a multi-vehicle crash on westbound U.S. 380 (West University Drive) in Denton, Texas, on the night of Saturday, October 31, 2026. According to Denton police, two vehicles were stopped in the right lane waiting to turn into the Parker House haunted attraction when a third vehicle struck the rear of one of them. The Denton Record-Chronicle reports that two of the ten people were in critical condition.
NBC 5 DFW reported that the crash involved at least three cars and a semi-truck, and that one vehicle was pushed into oncoming traffic and struck the semi. The outlet said parts of University Drive were closed for hours, until about 11 p.m. Saturday. Police said the investigation is ongoing, and the Denton Record-Chronicle reports that alcohol was not a factor. Details on the cause remain preliminary.
