Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
A Portales man died in a Sunday evening crash, according to a release from the New Mexico State Police.
Abundio Najera, 65, died at the scene of the crash just after 8:20 p.m. on mile post 4 of N.M. 467, just north of Portales.
According to the NMSP release:
• A 30-year-old male driver, who was not identified in the release, was heading north on 467 in a Chevrolet pickup. For reasons still under investigation, the Chevrolet crossed over the center line and struck the driver's side of the southbound Ford pickup driven by Najera.
• A passenger in the Ford, a 64-year-old female, was hospitalized with undisclosed injuries. The driver of the Chevrolet was also hospitalized with undisclosed injuries.
• Seat belts were properly used by the occupants in the Ford.
The crash remains under investigation by the NMSP with assistance from its crash reconstruction unit.
