NMSP: Driver killed in head-on crash with semi-truck
LINCOLN COUNTY, N.M. -- Investigators say a 25-year-old man died after his SUV crossed the center line and hit a semi-truck head-on Monday near Carrizozo. The crash happened at milepost 130, U.S. Highway 54, just before 9 a.m.
Monday. New Mexico State Police says the SUV was traveling southbound, then crossed the center line for "unknown reasons" and crashed.
25-year-old Jay Drake, of Nottingham, N.H., was pronounced dead at the scene. The semi-truck driver is in the hospital but his condition is unknown.
Investigators say alcohol isn't believed to be a factor and seatbelts were properly utilized.
The crash is still under New Mexico State Police investigation.
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