Police have identified two people who were killed and one who was injured in a two-vehicle crash early Saturday in southwest Lubbock.
Officers responded to the reported crash about 1:02 a.m. Saturday in the 6500 block of Milwaukee, according to a statement from Lubbock police.
Upon arrival, officers located the driver of a passenger car, 28-year-old Ruiz Pardo, who had been partially ejected from the vehicle. Pardo was taken by ambulance to University Medical Center where he later died.
The sole passenger, 31-year-old Alexandra Ordaz, was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of a second passenger car, 34-year-old Jimmy Janssen, suffered serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to UMC.
Through the initial course of the investigation, police believe Janssen was driving a vehicle north in the 6600 block of Milwaukee Avenue at a high rate of speed.
Pardo was traveling south in the 6300 block of Milwaukee Avenue and was attempting to turn east into a convenience store parking lot when the two passenger cars collided, sending Pardo’s vehicle into a utility pole.
Other factors contributing to the crash were not immediately clear as the investigation is ongoing.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Police say speed a factor in crash that killed 2, injured 1 in southwest Lubbock
Reporting by Adam D. Young, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal / Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
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