Jim Wells Co. Crash Report: 3-vehicle crash involving 2 semis at US-281 and County Rd 29 critically injures 3

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Crash Report – US-281 SB & County Rd 29,

Alice, TX

 

Report ID: 2024 July 15

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown


Traffic Units Involved: 3


Occupants: 3

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition (Dry, Wet, Snow, Mud, Dirt): Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Other

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

ALICE, TX – Three people went to the hospital Monday after a three-vehicle collision involving two semis along the highway in central Jim Wells County.

The accident occurred at 2:45 a.m. on the southbound side of US-281 near County Road 29 in the city of Alice.

Police say that a southbound 18-wheeler overturned after a tire malfunction. A second semi-truck then collided with the first truck on the highway, injuring both the driver and a witness at the scene.

Both truck drivers, 48-year-old Ricardo Betancourt and 38-year-old Jeffrey Walker, went to the hospital with serious injuries.

Medics also transported the witness, 67-year-old Mitchell Reinitz, to the hospital in critical condition.

A full investigation is underway.

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