Arnold Sanchez Killed in Victoria Two-Vehicle Crash on US 87 near Guadalupe Road

Victoria, Texas (January 15, 2022) – One person was killed and four others were injured Thursday night in a wrong-way crash in Victoria, according to the authorities.

The fatal crash happened just before 8:00 p.m., January 13, on US Highway 87 near Guadalupe Road.

Authorities said Arnold Sanchez, 65, of Victoria, was driving a 2000 GMC SUV northbound in the southbound lane when he crashed head-on into a southbound 2019 Toyota passenger car driven by a 17-year-old from Port Lavaca.

The Toyota driver and her three passengers, an adult woman, and two children, were taken to a Victoria hospital for treatment.

The crash closed the northbound lanes of the highway for about three hours.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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