Javier Delucas-Gutierrez Killed in Martin County Two-Vehicle Crash on State Highway 137

Martin County, Texas (May 27, 2023) – The man who was killed Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Martin County has been identified as 67-year-old Javier Delucas-Gutierrez, of Big Spring, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 4:53 p.m., May 24, on State Highway 137 near mile marker 314.

DPS said Delucas-Gutierrez was driving a Ford F-150 northbound when he took a faulty evasive action to avoid rear-ending a slower-moving vehicle and swerved into the southbound lanes, where he struck a semi-truck.

Delucas-Gutierrez was airlifted to Midland Memorial Hospital, where he later died.

The semi-truck driver was uninjured in the crash.

The Texas DPS is investigating the crash.

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