Mario Acevedo and David Folger Killed, Jorge Montalvo and John Acevedo Hospitalized after Midland County Crash on Highway 191
Midland County, Texas (December 13, 2018) – Two people were killed in a fiery head-on collision that left two other people seriously injured early Wednesday morning in Midland County, according to a local news source.
The fatal collision took place at about 1:58 a.m. December 12 in the 8200 block of Highway 191.
Authorities said a black Ford F-150 with three occupants was heading westbound in the eastbound lanes of the highway when it collided head-on with an eastbound blue Ford F-150.
The force of the impact caused the black Ford driven by Mario Acevedo Jr., 33, of Rio Grande City to catch fire.
Acevedo and the blue Ford driver, David Folger, 32, of Midland, both died at the scene.
Jorge Montalvo, 34,  and John Acevedo, 27, who were passengers in the black Ford, were taken to Medical Center Hospital with life-threatening injuries. They were later airlifted to University Medical Center in Lubbock for further treatment.
As of Thursday afternoon, both passengers were listed in critical condition in Lubbock.
The crash remains under investigation.