Single Rollover Vehicle Accident Injures Del Rio, Texas Man

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2018

The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reported that a single vehicle rollover accident injured a 58 year old Del Rio, Texas man, Alonzo Garza Barrera, at Del Rio Boulevard near the Dollar General store in Seco Mines Subdivision in Eagle Pass, Texas on Monday, February 12, 2018, sustaining serious injuries and requiring that he be airlifted to a San Antonio, Texas medical facility for treatment.

Alonzo Garza Barrera suddenly lost control of his SUV automobile while traveling on Del Rio Blvd. causing his vehicle to flip several times and impacting several utility poles at a used car lot adjacent to the Dollar General store, landing in the middle of the busy street upside down requiring that the Eagle Pass Fire Department rescue him from the flipped vehicle.

Due to the injuries sustained by Alonzo Garza Barrera, first responders decided to call in the emergency helicopter and have him transported to a San Antonio, Texas medical facility, temporarily closing Del Rio Blvd. while first responders attended to Garza Barrera, investigated the accident, and cleared the accident debris.

The rollover accident is under investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department.