Nicolas Perez Killed, Cameron Bates Injured in Head-On Crash on FM 1593 near Lolita

Nicolas Perez Killed, Cameron Bates Injured in Head-On Crash on FM 1593 near Lolita

Nicolas Perez Killed and Cameron Bates Injured in Lolita Two-Vehicle Crash on FM 1593

Lolita, Texas (April 9, 2022) – According to the Texas DPS, one person was killed, and another was seriously injured Friday morning in a head-on collision four miles south of Lolita.

The fatal crash happened around 6:30 a.m., April 8, on FM 1593.

DPS said Cameron Bryce Bates, 20, of Ganado, was driving a 2021 Toyota Tacoma southbound when he crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a 2006 Jeep Liberty driven by Nicolas Cruces Perez, 40, of Port Lavaca.

The impact caused the Jeep to roll into a grassy bar ditch facing westbound while the Tacoma spun around and ended up facing eastbound.

Perez was killed in the crash.

Bates was airlifted to Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston in serious condition.

The DPS is investigating the crash.

Common Causes of Automobile Accidents

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