Douglas Velasquez ID’d as Driver Killed in Robstown Two-Vehicle Crash on FM 1694
Robstown, Texas (August 11, 2018) – The identity of the driver who was killed Thursday morning in a traffic collision near Robstown has been identified as Douglas Alan Velasquez, 30, of Corpus Christi, according to a news release.
The fatal collision happened at around 7:40 a.m. August 9, on Farm-to-Market 1694.
As per the release, Velasquez was driving a Dodge Charger northbound on Farm-to-Market Road 1694 when for unknown reasons he veered off the roadway and into the southbound lanes where he struck a Freightliner tractor-trailer.
Velasquez was transported to Spohn Hospital Shoreline, where he was declared dead.
The tractor-trailer driver was also taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Texas Department of Public Safety is conducting the investigation.
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