Texas Accident & Injury News
(Nexstar Media Group/EverythingLubbock.com Staff)
January 5, 2020:
LUBBOCK, Texas –One man was killed and two people were seriously injured after a Ford Fusion collided with a Ford Explorer in Lubbock, Texas on Jan. 1. The front passenger in the Ford Fusion, Jose Fraire, 28, suffered serious injuries and was transported to UMC where he was declared dead. The LPD Major Crash Unit responded to the scene and is still investigating the cause of the crash.
The accident took place on New Year’s Day at 2:31 p.m. at the intersection of Slide Road and Marsha Sharpe Freeway. According to police officers, the Ford Fusion traveling southbound on Slide Road and the Ford Edge that was eastbound on the Marsha Sharpe Freeway access road collided in the intersection. After the collision, the Ford Fusion went into a spin and collided with a Ford Explorer.
According to police, the driver of the Ford Fusion and the driver and passenger in the Ford Edge suffered moderate injuries. There were no injuries reported in the Ford Explorer.
Credit: KCBD
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- Slow down and drive to conditions.
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- Stop at red lights and stop signs.
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