Enrique Sotelo Killed and Randy Atwood Injured in Gaines County Two-Vehicle Crash on CR 212 at CR 211

Gaines County, Texas (February 15, 2022) – One person was killed, and another was injured on Saturday in a two-vehicle crash in Gaines County, according to the authorities.

The fatal crash occurred on February 12, at the intersection of CR 212 and CR 211, eight miles northwest of Seminole.

Authorities said Enrique Sotelo, 57, of Denver City, was driving westbound on CR 212 while Randy Atwood, 48, of Hobbs, New Mexico, was driving southbound on CR 211.

Atwood failed to stop at the intersection and crashed into Sotelo’s car.

Sotelo was killed in the crash. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Atwood was taken to Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock in stable condition.

The crash remains under investigation.

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