Maverick County Man killed in Rollover Accident on FM 1021

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2016

A 26 year old El Indio, Maverick County, Texas man was killed in a single automobile rollover accident on FM 1021 (El Indio Highway) on Friday, July 29, 2016, announced Maverick County Sheriff’s Department.

Jose Tovar, age 26, of El Indio, Texas was identified as the driver and victim of the rollover accident on July 29, 2016. Tovar was the sole occupant of the 2001 Ford Escape automobile which rolled over at approximately 3 A.M. On July 29th.

The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department and Texas Department of Public Safety responded to the emergency call.

Preliminary reports of the investigation show that Tovar was traveling south on FM 1021 (El Indio Highway) and is believed to have been driving at a high rate of speed, which may have contributed to the accident.  The vehicle is believed to have rolled over several times.

Prior to the accident, the Maverick County Sheriff’s Department received a telephone call complaining about an automobile driving at a high rate of speed near Rosita Valley.

Maverick County Sheriff Deputies found the 2001 Ford Escape vehicle on El Indio Highway vacant and after a search of the accident scene found the body of deceased body of Jose Tovar.  Tovar was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by a Maverick County Justice of the Peace.

The accident remains under investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety.