San Angelo Man Dies When He Drives Across All Lanes of SH 158 Smashing into 18-Wheeler

 

STERLING CITY, TX — A San Angelo man lost his life on SH 158 near Sterling City in a head-on collision with an 18-wheeler Sunday.

According to the Texas DPS, Roberto Ornelas, Jr., 26, of San Angelo, was eastbound on SH 158. At approximately 10 miles west of Sterling City, Ornelas departed the outside westbound lane and crossed into the eastbound lanes of traffic. DPS said he crashed into the 18-wheeler, a 2013 Peterbilt towing a semi-trailer, in the outside eastbound lanes.

The crash happened at 10:30 a.m. Sunday morning. The roadway was dry and the skies clear, DPS reported. Investigators could not determine if Ornelas was wearing a seatbelt in the 2008 Chevrolet pickup he was driving. The speed limit was 75 mph where the crash occurred.

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Clearly the black SUV pulled out in front of the white car. I'm not understanding WHY that car driver was issued a citation?! I'd fight that, for sure. The SUV was coming off a stop sign into an already proceeded lane of moving traffic!!!

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I reported off the DPS report. Can't verify the MEME DOB. --Joe

The kid’s who lost their father are not worried about his age, I’m pretty sure his mother and father who lost their son can care less about SA Live’s ability to perform simple math, and I’m also almost positive that myself and the rest of this you man who lost his life at a very young age’s friend can give two F@#¥%s how old he was. What those people care about is, they’ll never be able to be in his presence for the rest of their lives. What those kids care about is, they’ll have to grow up without their father. Yet you find it necessary to focus on his age. Simple minded people are what’s wrong with the world as we know it. People like you are too busy focused on other people’s flaws, they’re blind to the catastrophe that is themself.
RIP brotha. Until we meet again my man.....

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