Alejandro Escamilla-Morgado killed in 2-car crash near Alton
HIDALGO CO., TX – A 42-year-old man died Sunday in a two-vehicle collision along a major roadway in southwestern Hidalgo County, reports Valley Central.
Around 11:15 p.m., emergency crews responded to a major accident along North Moorefield Road north of West Mile Road, about ten miles west of Edinburg.
Police say that for unknown reasons, a southbound Ford Fusion entered the northbound side of the roadway and collided head-on with a northbound Chevy Blazer.
The wrong-way driver, identified as Alejandro Escamilla-Morgado, died at the scene of the crash.
Medics transported the other driver to an area hospital with unknown injuries.
A full investigation is underway.
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