MIDLAND COUNTY, TX – The Texas Department of Public Safety has identified the victim of a 3-vehicle crash that occurred in Midland County on Thursday morning.
DPS Troopers responded to the crash at State Highway 349 and State Highway 158 Overpass on Jan. 9, 2025, at 6:35 AM. This crash involved a 2020 Kenworth with trailer, a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado, and a 2022 Dodge Ram 1500.
The preliminary information revealed that the Kenworth, with a towed trailer, was traveling westbound on SH 349. The other two involved vehicles were traveling eastbound on SH 349. The semi, driven by Sheniel Nicholas Samuels, 27, of Columbus, OH, was traveling at an unsafe speed for the icy road conditions and veered into the eastbound lane, colliding with the two passenger vehicles on the overpass bridge.
Samuels was not injured, but the driver of the Silverado, identified as Richard Allen Howell, 57, of Odessa, TX, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the Ram was not injured. According to the report, all drivers were wearing their seatbelt at the time of the crash.
This crash remains under investigation, and no further information is available at this time.
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