CRANE COUNTY, Texas — Southern Power has released a statement Friday on behalf of their fallen employee, Gary Liles, who was involved in a crash with three Buena Vista ISD students Wednesday night along Farm to Market 1053. Those three students are children of Ector County Patrol Lieutenant Heather Perkins and died in that crash.
Below is the statement from Southern Power:
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and colleague Gary Liles, who was involved in a tragic traffic accident this week that also took the lives of Jaden and Jackie Jurado and Nautica Carrasco.
We are devastated by this loss of life and are cooperating with local authorities as they search for the cause of the crash. But what we do know is that four lives were taken too soon, and we grieve for these families as well as the broader community in and around Odessa.” - Southern Power