Ronny Wheeler Killed in Crash with Semi Truck on FM 3261 in Hockley County

Hockley County, Texas (November 28, 2017) – A pickup truck driver was on Monday evening killed in a collision with a semi-truck at an intersection on FM 3261 in Levelland.
According to the Department of Public Safety, the collision occurred at about 6:00 p.m. at the intersection of FM 3261 and Cactus Drive on Monday, November 27.
The report stated that a driver of a Ford Ranger traveling westbound on Cactus Road ran a red light at the intersection and entered into the path of a semi-truck traveling southbound on FM 3261. The semi-truck hit the passenger’s side of the Ford.
The Ford driver, Ronny Jay Wheeler, 26, of Levelland was rushed to a Covenant Health Levelland where he was later pronounced deceased.
DPS said the driver of the semi-truck was not hurt.
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