Jeremy Casias Killed, Hernan Gonzalez and Officer Injured in Midland Two-Vehicle Crash on Loop 250 at A Street

Midland, Texas (March 7, 2022) – One person was killed, and two others, including an officer, were injured early Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Midland, according to the police.

The fatal crash happened around 2:50 a.m., March 5, on the overpass of Loop 250 and A Street.

Police said a Midland Police Department Patrol Unit was traveling eastbound in the inside lane of Loop 250 when it was rear-ended by an eastbound Nissan Altima.

The Altima driver, Jeremy Nicholas Casias, 28, of Midland, was pronounced dead at the scene. His passenger, Hernan Gonzalez, 25, of Midland, and the Midland Police Officer in the patrol vehicle were taken to Midland Memorial Hospital.

The Texas Highway Patrol’s West Texas Region District Crash Team is conducting the investigation.

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