A WBAP/820 AM reporter and two occupants of a pickup were injured Friday night in a head-on collision in Wise County, the Department of Public Safety reported.
Alan Scaia, morning drive reporter for WBAP, was critically injured, said Tyler Cox, WBAP operations manager and program director.
The wreck, on Farm Road 51 South near Farm Road 2048, about 5 miles north of Springtown, wasreported at 7:46 p.m., DPS Sgt. Lonny Haschel said.
The pickup was southbound when it crossed the center line. The pickup and a northbound Toyota Camry collided, Haschel said.
The Camry had a WBAP logo on the doors. Cox said WBAP is "not sure what [Scaia] was covering."
Scaia and a passenger in the pickup were flown to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth. The pickup driver was driven to Wise Regional Health System in Decatur, Haschel said.
He did not release the names of those involved or their conditions.
Cox said Saturday that Scaia, who's been with WBAP for about five years, was in intensive care at JPS but that station officials didn't know more about his condition.
He said Scaia is an "outgoing, fun guy to be around."
"He is highly regarded by our staff, and everyone is very concerned about him," Cox said.
