Eagle Passans seriously injured in Head-On Auto Collision on FM 1021

By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015

A two vehicle head-on collision during the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 5, 2015, on FM 1021 (Old Mines Road) in southern Maverick County, Texas near the Webb and Maverick County lines has left several Eagle Passans seriously injured, announced the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department.

Two pick-up trucks with oil and gas personnel collided at approximately 5 A.M. on August 5, 2015 about 20 miles south of El Indio, Texas in Maverick County.

One Ford F-150 pick-up truck had four persons injured with two individuals being air-lifted by helicopter to a Laredo, Texas hospital for emergency medical treatment due to their serious injuries.

The names of the persons injured in this tragic accident in the heart of the Eagle Ford Shale region have not been released yet.  It is reported that some of the injured Eagle Passans are law enforcement reserve officers working as security in the oil and gas industry.  

The accident is being investigated by the Texas Department of Public Safety and Maverick County Sheriff’s Department.