LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A Levelland man was killed late Thursday night in Lea County, New Mexico.
According to New Mexico State Police, a tractor-trailer was stuck in the dirt on Orla Road in Lea County, blocking both lanes of traffic. Several people stopped to help, including Cesar Gutierrez Dominguez, 37, of Levelland.
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A pickup truck traveling south did not initially see the stuck tractor-trailer and swerved off the road to avoid hitting it. The pickup struck Dominguez, who was standing behind the tractor-trailer.
Dominguez was transported to a hospital in Kermit, TX, where he was pronounced deceased.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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