Connie Werner Killed, Daniel Contreras Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash on SL 335 in Amarillo
Connie Werner Killed and Daniel Contreras Injured in Amarillo Two-Vehicle Crash on State Loop 335
Connie Werner Killed, Daniel Contreras Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash on SL 335 in Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas – One person was killed and another was critically injured Saturday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Amarillo, according to the DPS.
The fatal crash happened around 10:45 a.m., May 25, on State Loop 335.
DPS said Daniel Contreras, 49, of Amarillo, was driving a 2001 Ford F-150 northbound when he pulled over onto the shoulder. He then made an unsafe U-turn on the downhill side of the bridge and onto the path of a 2024 Hyundai Tucson driven by 51-year-old Connie Werner of Spearman.
Werner attempted to avoid the Hyundai by swerving left into the southbound lane but could not avoid the collision.
Werner was pronounced dead at the scene. Contreras was transported to Northwest Texas Hospital with life-threatening injuries and was listed in critical condition.
The DPS is investigating the crash.
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