James Martin and James Smith ID’d as Victims in Fatal Loving County Three-Vehicle Crash on State Highway 302

Loving County, Texas (October 22, 2019) – The two men who were killed Thursday night in a three-vehicle crash in Loving County have been identified as James Martin, 40, of Oro Valley, Arizona and James Smith, 43, of McLean, Texas, according to the DPS.

The fatal crash happened on Thursday, October 17, on State Highway 302, east of Mentone.

DPS said Martin was driving a Ford F-150 eastbound on the highway when he entered the westbound lane and crashed into two westbound 18-wheelers.

Martin, and his passenger, Smith, were declared dead at the scene.

No other injuries were reported in the collision.

The crash remains under investigation.