Gregory Chavez Jr. Killed in Nolan Crash on State Highway 153
Nolan, Texas (August 31, 2018) – A New Mexico man was killed Thursday afternoon in a head-on collision in Nolan, south of Sweetwater, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The fatal crash occurred August 30, on State Highway 153.
DPS said Gregory M. Chavez Jr., 27, of Albuquerque in New Mexico was driving his 2004 Toyota Camry southbound on the highway when he drove into the northbound lane in an attempt to pass another car. He then collided head-on with a Ford F350 pickup towing a trailer driven by Jerry Pechacek, 63, of Sweetwater.
Chavez died at the scene. Pechacek was treated and released.
Both drivers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. The weather was clear and dry.
The DPS is conducting the investigation.
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