32-Year-Old Rio Hondo Man Dies in Crash with Truck-Tractor in Howard County

Howard County, Texas (November 16, 2017) – A Rio Hondo driver was killed on Monday morning when a car crashed into a tow truck pulling a tractor trailer in Howard County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
32-year-old Emmanuel Garza was killed in the incident that occurred at about 8:17 a.m. Wednesday, November 15 on Farm-to-Market Road 2230 near Big Spring.
Troopers said 60-year-old Dickie M. Gross of Rifle, Co, was driving a truck-tractor that was pulling a semi-trailer eastbound on FM 2230 Road when he failed to stop at an intersection to pave the way for the vehicle driven by Garza to pass. Garza’s vehicle crashed into the semi-trailer.
Garza was seriously injured and was rushed to Scenic Mountain Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Gross was not injured in the crash, the troopers said.
Police are doing an investigation into the accident.
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