Alberto De La Torre Killed, 3 Critically Injured in Wrong-Way Crash on I-20 near Odessa

Alfredo Renteria-Soto, Erasmo Renteria Soto and Maria Renteria Hurt in Fatal Odessa Crash on I-20

Odessa, Texas (December 26, 2018) – Three people were hospitalized with critical injuries after a fatal collision that left an alleged wrong-way driver dead early Christmas Day near Odessa.
According to a DPS report, the wreck happened shortly after 2:15 a.m. December 25 on Interstate 20 in Ector County.
DPS said Alberto Z. De La Torre, 34, of Rio Grande City, was driving a 2018 Ford F-150 eastbound in the westbound side of I-20 when he collided with an oncoming 2003 Ford F-250 head-on.
According to the report, De La Torre was not wearing a safety belt and died at the scene of the crash.
The occupants of the F-250 Ford, Erasmo Renteria-Soto, 53, and Alfredo Renteria-Soto, 49, both of Pampa, and Maria G. Renteria, 60, of Chicago, Illinois, sustained life-threatening injuries. The three were taken to Medical Center Hospital.
The DPS is investigating the crash.