Miten Patel Killed and Cory Ruiz Injured in Coryell County Two-Car Crash on State Highway 36

Flat, Texas (July 21, 2018) – A man was killed, and another injured Thursday night in a head-on crash in Coryell County, the DPS said.
The crash took place at about 10:50 p.m. July 19, on State Road Highway 36, a mile and a half from the south Flat community.
According to the troopers, Miten Patel, 38, of Waco was driving a 2015 Toyota passenger car westbound on the highway when an eastbound 2016 Dodge SUV, driven by Cory Ruiz, 32, of Gatesville, drifted onto the westbound lane and collided head-on with the Toyota.
Patel was declared dead at the scene.
Ruiz sustained non-life threatening injuries and was flown to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Temple.
The crash remains under investigation.