Claudia Castillo Killed in 3-Vehicle Crash on State Highway 190 in San Angelo
Claudia Castillo ID’d as Driver Killed in San Angelo Crash on State Highway 190 near Eldorado
San Angelo, Texas (September 18, 2023) – The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the driver who died following a three-vehicle crash on Friday night in San Angelo as 38-year-old Claudia Guadalupe Castillo of Brownwood, Texas.
The fatal crash happened at around 10:15 p.m. Friday, September 15, on State Highway 190, approximately 9.5 miles east of Eldorado, Texas.
DPS said a Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Castillo, was heading westbound on the highway when the Silverado collided head-on with an eastbound Dodge 1500 that was attempting to use a no-pass zone to pass a towing trailer also traveling westbound.
Castillo died in the crash. The driver of the Dodge, Jimmy Lee Setchfield, 66, of Christoval, Texas, was taken to Shannon Medical Center for incapacitating injuries.
The driver of the towing trailer, 42-year-old Terry Lee Carson, of Killeen, was uninjured. All parties involved were wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision.
The road conditions were dry, and the weather was clear. The posted speed limit in the area is 75 mph.
An investigation into the crash is underway.
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