Christopher Commiato and Crystal Commiato Martinez Killed in Guadalupe County Two-Vehicle Crash on State Highway 123

Guadalupe County, Texas (May 10, 2022) – Two people were killed, and four others were injured on Saturday in a head-on collision in Guadalupe County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 8:25 a.m., May 7, on State Highway 123, south of Elm Creek Road, near mile marker 500 just north of Seguin.

DPS said an SUV was traveling southbound on the highway while a Toyota Tundra pickup truck was traveling northbound.

The SUV then veered into northbound traffic and crashed head-on into the Tundra.

The SUV driver, Christopher Lee Commiato, 41, of Round Rock, and one of his passengers, Crystal Marie Commiato Martinez, 43, of Austin, were pronounced dead at the scene. There were three other passengers in the SUV.

The Tundra driver, a 42-year-old Stockdale man, and his passenger, an 8-year-old boy, were taken to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio in critical condition. Their condition has since been upgraded to stable.

Two other people were also taken to the hospital for treatment.

The crash remains under investigation.

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