Thomas Morado Killed, Mitchell Perry Hospitalized after Odessa Multi-Vehicle Crash on IH-20 and Grant
Odessa, Texas (October 27, 2018) – A man was killed, and another was hospitalized Thursday morning after a four-vehicle collision in South Odessa, a local news source reported.
The fatal crash was reported at around 7:35 a.m. October 25, in the 300 block of West IH-20 and Grant.
According to a preliminary investigation, Mitchell Alexander Perry, 29, of Oklahoma, was driving a black 2017 Dodge Ram eastbound on the highway when she failed to control speed and rear-ended a white 2009 Ford Focus driven by Thomas Morado, 27, of Odessa.
The impact caused the Focus to rear-end a Gray 2018 Ford Raptor driven by Julio Estrada, 36. The Raptor then rear-ended a gray 2014 Toyota Tundra driven by Osvaldo Ravelo, 45, of Florida.
Morado died at the scene. Perry was taken to Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
No other injuries were reported in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation.