Gage Sandoval, Crystal Mendoza and Javier Quinonez Killed in Yoakum County Two-Vehicle Crash on Highway 82 at FM 769

Yoakum County, Texas (November 27, 2023) – Three people were killed and another was seriously injured on Saturday in a two-vehicle crash in Yoakum County, about 15 miles southwest of Plains, according to the DPS.

The fatal crash happened on November 25, at the intersection of Highway 82 and FM 769.

DPS said Gage Emijedio Sandoval, 20 of Carlsbad, New Mexico, was driving a Jeep Compass northbound on FM 769 and did not stop at the stop sign. Pipper Madaly Satre, 23, of Lovington, was driving approaching the intersection. The Jeep pulled directly into the path of Satre’s vehicle, resulting in a collision.

Sandoval and his passengers, Crystal Mendoza, 40, of Clovis, and Javier Esparza Quinonez, 43 of Clovis, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Satre was taken to Nor-Lea Hospital District in Lovington with serious injuries. Two passengers in Satre’s vehicle, a three-year-old girl and a two-year-old girl, were uninjured in the crash.

All the involved people were wearing their seatbelts except for Quinonez.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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