Alfonso Alvarez Jr., 25, killed in Hopkins Co. crash with semi
SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX – A man died Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash involving a semi along a major roadway on the southwest side of Sulphur Springs, reports KETK News.
The accident happened shortly before 9 p.m. along westbound Industrial Drive between Gosset Lane and Rockdale Road. This is east of TX-11 and about 80 miles northeast of Dallas.
Police say that the driver of a westbound 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe was likely speeding when he rear-ended a westbound 18-wheeler.
The driver of the Chevy, identified as 25-year-old Alfonso Alvarez Jr., died at the scene of the wreck.
Nobody in the semi-truck was hurt.
A full investigation is underway.
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