Anatalio Gallegos Killed, Two Injured in Car Accident on State Highway 18 in Ward County
Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred on Highway 18 in Ward County, Texas.
What Happened: A pickup truck allegedly veered into oncoming traffic, causing a motorcycle to lay down before it collided with another truck.
Participants:
- Anatalio Gallegos, driver of pickup truck
- Driver of motorcycle
- Driver of second truck
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Anatalio Gallegos, 70, killed
- Driver of motorcycle, injured
- Driver of second truck, injured
Details:
On or about Monday, March 28th, 2022, a major accident between two pickup trucks and a motorcycle left one individual dead and sent two other people to the hospital. Officials from the Department of Public Safety said the accident was reported along Highway 18 in Ward County, Texas.
Representatives from the Texas DPS said 70-year-old Anatalio Gallegos was killed when the pickup truck he was driving allegedly veered into oncoming traffic along Highway 18, causing a motorcycle to crash shortly before he struck another pickup truck. Emergency responders pronounced Gallegos dead a short time after the accident, while the driver of the motorcycle and the driver of the second truck were taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries.
According to Google Maps, Ward County is about 178 miles southwest of Lubbock.
Police are still looking into the collision.
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