57-Year-Old Man Injured in Amarillo Crash with Tractor-Trailer on South Lakeside Drive

Amarillo, Texas (January 31, 2018) – A 57-year-old driver was hospitalized after crashing into the rear of a tractor-trailer early Tuesday morning in east Amarillo, according to Amarillo Police Department.
The wreck occurred just before 5:33 a.m. Tuesday, January 30, in the 700 block of South Lakeside Drive.
Police said Joe Earl Watts, 57, of Amarillo was the driver of a 2013 Kia SUV that rear-ended a tractor-trailer being driven by Abedmelbk Selase, 54, of Dallas.
Watts was extricated from the SUV and rushed to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
No other injuries were reported.
The Amarillo Police Department is investigating to determine the cause of the crash.
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