Ma De La Luz Villarreal and 8-Year-Old Killed in Lamb County Two-Vehicle Crash on US 385

Lamb County, Texas (December 5, 2022) – Two people were killed last month in a head-on collision in Lamb County, according to the Texas DPS.

The fatal crash happened around 7:25 p.m., November 24, on US 385, eight miles outside Springlake.

DPS said Ma De La Luz Villarreal, 55, from Hereford, was driving a GMC Acadia SUV northbound on the highway while a Ford pickup truck, occupied by five people, was traveling southbound towards the SUV.

The wet and slippery conditions caused the Ford to skid into the northbound lane and crash head-on into the SUV.

Villarreal was pronounced dead at the scene.

An 8-year-old in the truck was taken to a Lubbock hospital, where they later died. Their identity has not been released.

The Texas Highway Patrol Troopers are investigating the crash.

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