Mario Rodriguez ID’d as Man Killed in Taylor Crash on Chandler Road and County Road 101

Taylor, Texas (September 29, 2022) – Authorities have identified the man who died following a two-vehicle crash on Wednesday morning in Taylor as Mario David Salinas Rodriguez, 26.

According to the Taylor Police Department, the deadly crash was reported at around 6:20 a.m. Wednesday, September 28, in the 10300 block of Chandler Road, at the intersection of County Road 101.

Taylor police said Rodriguez was driving a black GMC pickup truck northbound on County Road 101 when he failed to yield to the right of way at the stop sign and crossed into traffic on Chandler Road.

Rodriguez’s vehicle then hit a semi-trailer truck that was heading eastbound on Chandler Road.

Rodriguez died at the scene.

No additional information about the accident was provided.

An investigation into the accident is ongoing.

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