Eagle Passan Killed in Rollover Accident on FM 2644, Another Injured

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2019

A single vehicle rollover accident on FM 2644 near El Indio, Texas claimed the life of Eagle Passan Jose Manuel Gutierrez, age 47, on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, and injured his brother who was a passenger.

Maverick County Sheriff’s Department reported that the vehicle involved in the fatal rollover accident was a Ford Ranger Pick-Up Truck.

Gutierrez and his brother, named not released yet, were traveling on FM 2644 in southern Maverick County near El Indio, Texas returning from work in the Carrizo Springs-area when the Ford Ranger began to roll over, believed to have been caused by a tire blowout.

Gutierrez passed away from his injuries while his passenger, a brother, sustained injuries and was transported to a hospital for medical treatment.

The single vehicle fatal rollover accident is under investigation by the Texas Department of Public Safety.