Eagle Pass Juvenile seriously injured in single auto accident with a tree

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

The Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reported a 17 year old Eagle Pass juvenile, Raul Gomez, was seriously injured in a single automobile accident with a tree off of FM 2030 near Pueblo Nuevo Subdivision in Eagle Pass, Texas on Friday, December 30, 2016 at approximately 1 a.m.

Gomez received serious injuries as he hit head-on a large tree and was thrown out of his automobile upon impact, sustaining injuries to all of his body.  Gomez was airlifted to a San Antonio, Texas medical center for treatment due to the severity of his injuries.

The preliminary investigation points that Gomez lost control of the automobile and went off FM 2030 and collided with a large tree near the road.

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