Dorian Puente Killed, Girl and Boy Injured in Rear-End Crash on I-27 in Lubbock
Dorian Puente Identified as Driver Killed in Lubbock Car Crash on Interstate 27
Lubbock, Texas (December 18, 2018) – The driver who was killed Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash which left two other people injured on a freeway in Lubbock has been identified as Dorian Puente,40, according to the police.
The deadly accident happened at an unspecified time on Monday, December 17, in the 2200 block of Interstate 27.
Lubbock police an SUV driven by Puente rear-ended a semi-truck for unknown reasons on the freeway.
Puente and two passengers, a 12-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy were taken to the hospital where Puente was declared dead. The girl and the boy were hospitalized with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
A Portion of the Interstate 27 northbound access road between 22nd Street and 23rd Street was temporarily closed on Tuesday by the police as they investigated the crash.
An investigation is underway.
