Patrick Purdon, 24, struck, killed on I-20 WB near MM 28
REEVES CO., TX – A 24-year-old construction worker died last Thursday when a semi struck him along the interstate in west-central Reeves County, reports NewsWest 9.
The accident occurred in the afternoon along the westbound side of I-20 near mile marker 28. This is southwest of Toyah and northwest of Balmorhea.
Police say that the driver of a westbound 18-wheeler hit the worker after entering the shoulder to avoid slowed traffic ahead of his truck in a construction zone. The truck driver then attempted to flee the scene but was stopped by a supervisor from the construction site.
The worker, identified as Patrick Daniel Purdon of New Mexico, succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Authorities arrested the truck driver, identified as 77-year-old Jose Alfonso Melendez, for a hit-and-run collision involving a fatality.
A full investigation is underway.
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