Radio personality killed in crash

PORTALES — Steve Rooney, a popular radio personality and local civic leader, has been killed in a car crash near his home in Portales.

Rooney, 45, was northbound on South Roosevelt Road S when the vehicle he was driving encountered ice on the roadway, according to a news release from New Mexico State Police.

“Mr. Rooney lost control of the vehicle, the vehicle exited the roadway and collided with a tree,” the release said.

Officials said the time of the accident was not immediately clear, though Rooney died at the scene. No other injuries were reported.

Scott Reeves, director of Wheeler Mortuary in Portales, said Sunday afternoon that services had not been scheduled.

A Facebook post on Mix 107.5 asked for prayers for Rooney’s wife and four children.