Eliseo Rivera Injured in Castro County Two-Vehicle Crash at SH 86 and FM 1055

Castro County, Texas (June 24, 2021) – One person was killed and another was injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in Castro County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 6:15 a.m., June 23, at the intersection of State Highway 86 and Farm-to-Market Road 1055, 5.5 miles west of Dimmitt.

DPS said Leon Gerardus Heijliger, 56, of Cumby, was driving a cargo van when he ran a stop sign on FM 1055 and crashed into a semi-truck pulling a livestock trailer that was traveling eastbound on SH 86.

Heijliger was pronounced dead at the scene.

The semi-truck driver, Eliseo Rivera, 38, of Hereford, was taken to Plains Memorial Hospital in Dimmitt with non-incapacitating injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.

“When a person has suffered a grave personal injury in an accident due to someone else’s negligence, the most overwhelming emotion they feel is a sense of injustice. They often ask how such a life-altering event could have happened to them,” attorney Joel A. Gordon said. “The next question usually is, who can help me?” Mr. Gordon added.

A legal advocate can represent an injury victim or the family of a deceased victim. The attorney will file a claim on behalf of the victim and will have the responsibility of citing existing codes, laws, or statutes which were violated.

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