Two Persons Injured in Head-On Collision on Texas Highway 85 in Dimmit County

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

Two persons were seriously injured in a head-on collision between an 18 Wheeler Tractor-Trailer and a Pick-Up Truck on Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at approximately 7 A.M. on Texas State Highway 85 near Big Wells, Texas in Dimmit County, Texas.

The two persons injured are the drivers of each vehicle.  One person was airlifted by helicopter from the scene of the accident on Highway 85 to a San Antonio, Texas medical facility for medical attention.  The other person was also seriously injured as he was pinned inside the cabin and the jaws of life had to be utilized to extract him from the wreckage.

The names of the two injured persons have not been released as of press time.  

As a result of the head-on collision, the Texas Department of Transportation had to close down Texas State Highway 85 for several hours to allow first responders to attend the accident and assist the two injured persons as well as investigate the accident.  Highway 85 is now open to traffic in Dimmit County, Texas.

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating the head-on collision.

The multitude of accidents in the Eagle Ford Shale region continue to grow in Southwest Texas due to the increased vehicular traffic, deterioration of road conditions, speeding, and driver distraction.