Angel Alvarado Killed in Truck-Tractor Crash on State Highway 302 in Ector County
Angel Alvarado ID’d as Man Killed in Ector County Crash on State Highway 302 and 8th Street
Ector County, Texas (June 6, 2022) – The man who died following a traffic collision early Sunday morning in Ector County has been identified as Angel Alvarado, 44.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the deadly crash happened at about 3:15 a.m. Sunday, June 5, on State Highway 302 and 8th Street.
DPS said Alvarado, a resident of Odessa, was driving a truck westbound on 8th Street when he failed to yield right of way and was hit by a truck tractor hauling a trailer that was heading south on State Highway 302.
Alvarado was transported to Medical Center Hospital, where he was declared dead. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, authorities said.
The driver of the truck was uninjured.
Further details regarding the crash were not immediately provided.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
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