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DPS: Border Patrol employee killed in two-vehicle crash in Hidalgo County

DPS: Border Patrol employee killed in two-vehicle crash in Hidalgo County
3 weeks 13 hours 11 minutes ago Friday, November 01 2024 Nov 1, 2024 November 01, 2024 9:51 PM November 01, 2024 in News - Local

A Border Patrol Processing Coordinator was killed Friday night after a truck driving on the wrong side of the road crashed into their transport van, according to Texas Department of Transportation spokesperson Sgt. Maria Hernandez.

The crash occurred at around 8:46 p.m. on U.S. 281 Military Highway east of FM 493 in Hidalgo County.

Hernandez said preliminary investigation revealed a U.S. Border Patrol transport van, occupied by a male driver and a passenger identified as 21-year-old Jose Martin Rodriguez-Lua, a Brownsville resident, was traveling eastbound on U.S. 281 Military Highway east of FM 493.

A Ford-150, occupied by an unidentified male driver, was traveling on the wrong side of the road, not passing westbound on U.S. 281 Military Highway, and collided head-on with the transport van, according to Hernandez.

Hernandez said the Ford rolled over and became engulfed in flames.

The driver of the transport van was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries but was later released. Rodriguez-Lua died at the scene from his injuries, according to Hernandez. The driver of the Ford was burnt beyond recognition and died at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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