The Texas Department of Public Safety reported Monday a Monahans was killed in a two vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Reeves County.
The accident occurred around 1:40 a.m. on U.S. Highway 285, approximately 9 miles south of Mentone.
Authorities said a northbound Chevrolet pickup veered into the southbound lanes and struck a semi-truck pulling a trailer.
The driver of the pickup was pronounced dead at the accident scene. The DPS identified the decreased as Blake A. Thompson, 24, of Monahans.
The DPS did not provide an update on the condition of the semi-truck driver.
