Efrain Cruz-Camacho Killed in Loving County Crash at County Road 300 and RM 652
34-Year-Old Efrain Cruz-Camacho ID’d as 1 of 6 Victims In Fatal 2-Vehicle Crash at County Road 300 and Ranch to Market Road 652 in Loving County
Loving County, Texas (June 1, 2022) – 34-year-old Efrain Cruz-Camacho of Llano, Texas, and five other people were killed in a Monday morning car crash at a Loving County intersection.
The deadly wreck occurred at around 8:00 a.m. Monday, May 30, at the intersection of County Road 300 and Ranch to Market Road 652, approximately 21 miles north of Mentone.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, a Toyota Tundra pickup was traveling northbound on County Road 300 when the driver failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection and crashed into the left passenger side of a 2017 F-150 Ford pickup that was traveling westbound on Ranch to Market Road 652.
After the impact, the Tundra skidded through the intersection and struck a utility pole with its right passenger side. Three back seat passengers of the Tundra were ejected from the vehicle during the crash.
The three ejected victims and the right front passenger of the Tundra were killed in the crash. The driver and the left rear passenger of the Ford F-150 also died in the accident.
Two other people were transported to Medical Center Hospital, one with serious injuries.
Authorities temporarily blocked the intersection for several hours as they investigated the scene.
The accident remains under investigation.
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