Diego Cota Killed in 2-Vehicle Crash at State Highway 158 and Tom Craddick Highway in Midland
Diego Cota ID’d as Man Killed in Midland Crash at State Highway 158 and Tom Craddick Highway
Midland County, Texas (June 5, 2022) – Authorities have identified the man who died Friday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash near Midland as Diego Jay Cota, 23, of Artesia, New Mexico.
The deadly accident happened shortly before 4:50 p.m. Friday, June 3, at State Highway 158 and the Tom Craddick Highway, approximately 6 miles west of Midland.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Cota was driving a Hyundai Santa Fe on a service road of the Tom Craddick Highway when he failed to yield at the stop intersection.
Cota’s Santa Fe was then hit by a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was traveling on State Highway 158.
Cota died at the scene. The driver of the Grand Cherokee was taken to Midland Memorial Hospital with serious injuries.
A woman and a toddler, who were passengers in the Grand Cherokee, were taken to Midland Memorial Hospital, where they are in stable condition.
Further details regarding the collision were immediately provided.
The accident remains under investigation.
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