James Porter Killed in Ector County Two-Vehicle Crash on State Highway 158

Ector County, Texas (September 2, 2023) – A man was killed Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Ector County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 7:30 a.m., August 31, on SH 158, about 12 miles north of Odessa.

DPS said 28-year-old James Rodney Porter, of Odessa, was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe when he tried to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone without sufficient clearance. He reportedly swerved into the vehicle he was trying to pass to avoid oncoming traffic, lost control, and rolled multiple times.

Porter was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.

The other driver was uninjured in the crash.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

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