CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas – A 52-year-old Weslaco man was killed late Thursday when the truck he was driving overturned on U.S. 83 in Dimmit County.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a statement late Saturday that it is investigating a one-vehicle fatal crash that happened May 1, 2026, at about 9:54 p.m. on U.S. 83 at mile marker 654, about 18 miles south of Carrizo Springs near Catarina.
A preliminary investigation found a 2020 white International Truck Tractor was traveling southbound on U.S. 83 when it failed to negotiate a curve at an unsafe speed, DPS said. The truck overturned and came to rest in the northbound lane.
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The driver, identified as James Allen Gabriel, 52, of Weslaco, was pronounced dead at the scene due to injuries sustained in the crash, DPS said. Troopers continue to investigate.