Matthew Werkeiser ID’d as Man Killed in San Angelo Two-Vehicle Crash on U.S. 67
San Angelo, Texas (November 14, 2018) – The man who was killed Tuesday morning in a car crash with a big rig on a highway in San Angelo has been identified as Matthew Ryan Werkeiser, 32, of Mertzon, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The fatal crash happened at about 5:15 a.m. November 13, on U.S. 67.
According to a preliminary investigation, an 18-wheeler was stopped and was facing northbound on the highway while waiting for southbound traffic to clear in order to make a west turn onto a private property. Werkeiser failed to control the speed of his 2011 Dodge Caravan and hit the trailer which was being towed by the big rig.
Werkeiser was pronounced dead at the scene.
The big rig driver was uninjured in the crash.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the crash.