A man died and another man was injured after a tire blowout caused a crash on U.S. 281 on Oct. 23, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. The crash happened at 3:09 p.m. 6 miles north of Premont, Staff Sgt. Rob Mallory said in an email.
Arturo Ponce, 65, of Edinburg, was pronounced dead at the scene, and a 65-year-old passenger was transported by HALO-Flight to Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital in Corpus Christi.Ponce was driving a Ford F-250 and towing a trailer with a tractor loaded onto it. He was traveling south on the highway when the F-250 struck a Toyota Tacoma after experiencing a left front tire blowout.
The Tacoma was forced into the center median. The F-250 rolled over and came to a rest in the inside lane of U.S. 281.
The trailer detached from the F-250 and rolled over the guardrail into the center median.
Another 65-year-old passenger of the F-250 and the 42-year-old driver of the Tacoma were not injured.
The crash remains under investigation by DPS troopers from the Alice Highway Patrol Office.
Felicity Guajardo covers breaking news and public safety. Contact her at felicity.guajardo@caller.com.
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