Around 7:30 this morning [Monday], New Mexico State Police officers investigated a single-vehicle fatal crash on US 70 near mile marker 351, northeast of Roswell.
The initial investigation indicated a vehicle traveling westbound on US70 left the roadway and rolled numerous times. The driver and sole occupant, identified as Jeremy L. Deason (33) of Dexter, NM, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. Mr. Deason sustained fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
This crash remains under investigation.
(Press release from New Mexico State Police)