Benjamin Vasquez Killed, Ryan Halasz Injured in Ward County Two-Vehicle Crash on Business Interstate 20

Ward County, Texas – One person was killed and another was injured early Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Ward County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened on December 13, on Business Interstate 20 at mile marker 235.

DPS said 32-year-old Benjamin Ray Vasquez, of Kermit, was driving a 1998 Ford Taurus westbound when he veered onto the northbound barrow ditch. He then took faulty evasive action to the left, causing the Taurus to skid into the eastbound lane and hit a 2005 Toyota Camry.

Vasquez was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Camry, 38-year-old Ryan John Halasz, of Holiday, Florida, sustained minor injuries in the crash.

The crash remains under investigation.

Common Causes of Automobile Accidents

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