HARTLEY COUNTY, TX (THECOUNT) — Luis Orrantia, of Dalhart, TX, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Sunday on US-54 in Hartley County.
Officials say at 5:20 a.m., Orrantia, 33, exited the roadway and drove into oncoming traffic on US 54 2- miles southwest of Dalhart for an unknown reason.
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Orrantia’s pickup truck hit an 18-wheeler head-on.
Orrantia was pronounced dead on scene by Dallam County Justice of the Peace, Carol Smith. Orrantia was not wearing a seatbelt. The driver of the 18-wheeler was transported to the Coon County Memorial hospital in Dalhart with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver was wearing a seat belt. source
The road conditions were dry and no other vehicles were involved.
The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with possible information on the fatal collision should contact police at 911.