Edwin Zaragoza Barajas, 1 other killed in crash near Friona

PARMER CO., TX – Two men died early Sunday in a two-vehicle collision along the highway in northeast Parmer County, reports Amarillo Globe News.

Around 1 a.m., emergency crews responded to a fatal crash involving a semi and an SUV at US-60 and FM 3140 between Black and Friona. This is around 64 miles southwest of Amarillo.

Police say that a northbound GMC Yukon and an eastbound 18-wheeler collided when the driver of the former vehicle initiated a left turn onto US-60.

Both the driver and passenger in the Yukon succumbed to their injuries at the scene of the accident. Authorities identified the victims as 26-year-old Edwin Abraham Zaragoza Barajas and 25-year-old Freddy Alexander Chocoj-Garcia. Chocoj-Garcia was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

Medics transported a third person from the Yukon to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The truck driver did not sustain injuries in the crash.

A full investigation is underway.

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