Robert Vanzant Injured in Andrews County Two-Vehicle Crash on State Highway 176
Andrews County, Texas – One person was killed and another was injured Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Andrews County, according to the Texas DPS.
The fatal crash happened on May 12, on SH 176.
DPS said Julio Cesar Torres, 29, of Edinburg was driving a Cadillac Escalade eastbound on the highway when he veered off the roadway, took faulty evasive action, and over-corrected back onto the roadway. That caused the Cadillac to skid into the westbound traffic where it was struck by a GMC Sierra driven by 67-year-old Robert Vanzant, of Andrews.
Torres was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Vanzant was taken to University Medical Center in Lubbock in serious condition. He was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
The DPS is investigating the crash.
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