EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 17-year-old from Odessa, Texas, was killed early Monday after his pickup truck crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler on Interstate 10 near Tornillo, according to authorities.
According to the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to the wreck at about 3:42 a.m. Monday on I-10 westbound near mile marker 53.
Special Traffic Investigators responded and took over the investigation, where investigators said a gray Nissan Titan was traveling westbound when it struck the rear of an 18-wheeler.
The 17-year-old driver of the Nissan was pronounced dead at the scene, and his next of kin has been notified, the sheriff’s office said.
While the driver and passenger of the 18-wheeler were not injured, the investigation remains ongoing.
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