A Hobbs, New Mexico, woman was killed and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday in Crosby County.
Peggy Appleton, 71 of Hobbs, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash that was reported at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of U.S. Highway 62 and U.S. 82 near Ralls, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Investigators believe Appleton was driving a 2020 Toyota Tundra east on U.S. 82, approaching the intersection with U.S. 62, while a truck tractor driven by 24-year-old Sergio Aviles of Guerrero, Mexico, was traveling southwest on U.S. 62. The truck tractor disregarded a stop sign and collided with the driver-side door of the Toyota Tundra. Both vehicles caught on fire.
Appleton was pronounced dead at the scene. Her passenger, 78-year-old Terry Appleton of Hobbs, was taken to University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Aviles was not injured. All occupants were wearing seatbelts.
Other factors contributing to the crash were not immediately available as the investigation is ongoing.
Peggy Appleton was vice-president of the Hobbs Municipal Schools Board of Education, according to the Hobbs News Sun.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Hobbs school board leader killed in Crosby County crash
Reporting by Adam D. Young, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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