UPTON COUNTY, Texas — Two vehicles were involved in a fatal collision on June 15 at 2:40 p.m., along State Highway 349 at Mile Marker 372 in Upton County, Texas, according to a press release from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The vehicles involved were a 2021 Kia K5 and a 2019 Mack truck with a trailer.
The driver of the Kia K5, 25-year-old Josue Casimoro Juardo-Garza, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Mack truck, Brandon Renteria Ruiz, also 25, sustained minor injuries.
Preliminary findings indicated that the Kia was driving southbound on SH 349 in the left lane, while the Mack Truck veered onto the east shoulder of the roadway and then overcorrected, resulting in a collision with the Kia.
The investigation is ongoing.