Teen found covered in dried blood inside wrecked truck is ‘uncooperative’ with cops as they investigate bizarre mystery
An “uncooperative” Texas teen found covered in dried blood inside his wrecked pickup truck is refusing to help law enforcement piece together what happened, cops said.
Aaron Richard, 18, was found inside his white, single-cab 1997 Chevrolet pickup truck by deputies with the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office early Monday after they responded to a “major accident” off Interstate 20 in Fort Worth, according to a statement on Facebook.
When they arrived, deputies noticed “a large amount of dried blood on the pickup and the suspect.”
Richard was “uncooperative when asked about the source of the blood” and refused to help them in their investigation, the sheriff’s office said in the statement. “There is noticeable damage to the driver’s side door, the tailgate, and front left quarter panel.”
Deputies also noticed “a large amount of blood along the driver’s side A-frame, as well as the outside of the bed.”
Authorities suspect the blood found on Richard and his truck does not belong to him and was not a result of the crash, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
The 18-year-old was arrested at the scene for driving while intoxicated and booked into the Lon Evans Corrections Center.
The sheriff’s office did not specify whether investigators believe anybody is in danger or has been killed.
Officials have also not yet revealed what may have led up to Richard crashing the truck or if the teen required any medical attention following the wreck.
He was released on a $500 bond Monday evening, according to arrest records.
Richard is serving a six-month probationary sentence for a disorderly conduct charge in Haltom City, about five miles outside Forth Worth, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Law enforcement is asking for the public to come forward with any information they may have that could shed light on what happened and why Richard and his truck were covered in the blood.
The Post has contacted the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office for comment.
