Jimmy Walker Killed in Multi-Vehicle Crash on State Highway 302 in Kermit
Jimmy Walker ID’d as Man Killed in Kermit Crash on State Highway 302
Kermit, Texas (August 4, 2022) – The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the man who was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon near Kermit.
Jimmy Paul Walker, 32, died in the crash that happened on State Highway 302, about 20 miles outside Kermit.
Walker, a resident of Crockett, was driving a Ford F-250 eastbound on State Highway 302 when he drifted into the opposite lane and sideswiped a Ford F-350 driven by a 25-year-old man from Hobbs, New Mexico.
A Dodge Ram 3500 swerved to the right to avoid a collision but instead sideswiped Walker’s vehicle, which then collided with a Volvo truck tractor hauling trailer driven by a 45-year-old Levelland man.
Walker died at the scene of the crash.
Further details regarding the crash were not immediately provided.
The crash remains under investigation by DPS.
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