CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — An early morning car crash in San Patricio County has resulted in a fatality, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
On Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at approximately 6:36 a.m., a 2001 Buick Century driven by 22-year-old Joaquin Puente of Crystal City was going eastbound on SH-188.
A 2019 Dodge Ram 1500, driven by 71-year-old Charles Rodriguez of Sinton and with 53-year-old Blanca Jones of Cary, NC, in the passenger seat, was going westbound on SH-188 when Puente crossed over into their lane.
The Century struck the Ram 1500 with its front left, causing the Ram to roll off the roadway into a ditch and into the eastbound lane. The Ram left the roadway, rolled over in the ditch, and came to rest facing eastbound. The Century came to a stop in the eastbound lane.
Puente was pronounced deceased at 7:24 a.m. while Rodriguez and Jones were transported by Allegiance EMS to the Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital with minor injuries.
DPS is currently still investigating the crash at this time.
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