Police Investigate Deadly Bentwood Crash

SAN ANGELO, TX – A 20-year-old was arrested Thursday morning after he crashed into a brick wall while intoxicated killing his only passenger.

According to the San Angelo Police Department, at approximately 11:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 2, officers with the San Angelo Police Department were dispatched to the area of Valleyview and Westway for the report of a major single-motor vehicle crash with injuries.

Responding officers located the driver, 20-year-old Maurice Hastey, near the crash scene. Hastey was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of non-incapacitating injuries.

Hastey’s only passenger, 22-year-old Kenneth Horton, was located near the damaged vehicle suffering from incapacitating injuries. Horton was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment where he later succumbed to his injuries. Horton was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

The preliminary crash investigation revealed Hastey was driving his 2020 Ford F 150 Pickup Truck southeast on Valleyview at a high rate of speed when his pickup clipped the mirror of a parked vehicle. Hastey appeared to have overcorrected slightly before leaving the roadway and colliding with a nearby brick structure.

Police are currently on scene proccessing the scene. Here is a video of the officers using drones to capture footage of the crash scene: