Luis Orrantia Killed in Head-On Crash Crash on U.S. 54 in Hartley County

Luis Orrantia ID’d as Man Killed in Hartley County Car Accident on U.S. 54 near Dalhart
Hartley County, Texas (November 12, 2018) – The man who was killed Sunday morning in a head-on collision in Hartley County has been identified as Luis Orrantia, 33, of Dalhart, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The deadly crash happened at around 5:20 a.m. Sunday, November 11 on U.S. 54, approximately 20 miles southwest of Dalhart.
DPS said Orrantia was driving a 2103 Ford F-250 southwest on U.S. 54 when for reasons still under investigation he drifted into oncoming traffic and his vehicle collided head-on with a 2014 Kenworth truck-tractor/semi-trailer driven by Larry Williams, 76, of Liberal, Kan., who was traveling northeast on U.S. 54.
Orrantia, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was declared deceased at the scene by Dallam County Justice of the Peace Carol Smith. Williams sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the Coon County Memorial Hospital in Dalhart.
Williams was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.
The roads conditions were dry and no other vehicles were involved.
The crash remains under investigation.