Rollover Auto Accident claims one life and injures another on FM 481 (Old Uvalde Road)

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017

A single vehicle rollover accident killed one person while injuring another on FM 481, better known as Old Uvalde Road, on Tuesday, March 14, 2017 at approximately 10:30 A.M.

A four wheel drive pick-up truck driven by Natividad Leija lost control and rolled over onto the side of the road, killing the front passenger identified as Catalina Martinez.  Both Leija and Martinez are originally from San Isidro, Coahuila, Mexico and resided in Uvalde, Texas.

Leija was severly injured as a result of the rollover accident and had to be airlifted by helicopter to a San Antonio medical center for treatment to his injuries.  Unfortunately, Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene of the rollover accident.

The accident occurred in Uvalde County and is being investigated by the Uvalde Sheriff’s Department and Texas Public Safety Department in Uvalde, Texas.

Motorists are cautioned to drive safely and not to text and drive when traveling on Texas highways.