The Texas Department of Public Safety said an attempt to pass in a no-passing zone led to a deadly crash Thursday in Nolan County.
DPS said Gregory M. Chavez Jr., 27, of Albuquerque was pronounced dead at the scene.
DPS said Chavez was driving a car south on State Highway 153. DPS said Chavez pulled into the northbound lanes while trying to pass in a no-passing zone. His car hit a pickup truck driven northbound by Jerry Pechacek, 63, of Sweetwater.
Pechacek was treated and released, according to DPS.
