Bovina man dies in car crash

A Bovina man died Friday morning in a car crash in Lubbock County.

Kevin Ortiz, 64, was traveling south on U.S. 84 near the intersection with County Road 1400 when his 2014 Hyundai Accent was struck by a 2022 Kenworth truck pulling a trailer, according to a report from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The driver of the truck was Abdusalam Salem Mohamed, 41, of Murrieta, Calif.

A preliminary investigation showed Mohamed “traveled into the center median and crossed onto the U.S. Highway southbound main travel lanes,” DPS reported.

Mohamed was not injured; Ortiz died as a result of the injuries sustained during the crash, according to DPS.