Woman killed, 2 other seriously injured in Gaines County crash

GAINES COUNTY, Texas (KCBD) - A woman has died and two others are hospitalized after a crash in Gaines County early Thursday morning.

Just before 5:45 a.m., troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of CR 219 and CR 212.

The crash investigation report indicates a Ram truck was traveling westbound on CR 212 approaching the intersection while a GMC Sierra was northbound on CR 219. DPS says the driver of the Ram, 40-year-old Daniel Gonzales Jr., of Seminole, ran the stop sign, striking the GMC Sierra, causing both trucks to rollover.

The passenger of the GMC Sierra, 32-year-old Cynthia Chavez Hernandez, of Pharr, died at the scene of the crash. The driver, 31-year-old Irving Alejandro Hernandez Presas, of Pharr, was transported to UMC in Lubbock with serious injuries.

Gonzales was taken to Seminole Hospital with serious injuries.