Jose Rodriguez ID’d as Man Killed in Cotulla Two-Vehicle Crash on I-35
Cotulla, Texas (October 24, 2018) – The man who was killed Saturday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash 8 miles north of Cotulla, has been identified as Jose Enrique Rodriguez, 34, of Brownsville, authorities said.
The fatal crash happened at around 1:17 p.m. October 20, on the mile marker 59 of Interstate 35.
According to a preliminary investigation, a 2017 Freightliner truck tractor semi-trailer was slowing down because of congested traffic when it was rear-ended by a white Dodge cargo van driven by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez was declared dead at the scene.
No further details regarding the crash were provided.
Authorities are investigating the crash.