By Associated Press - Wednesday, January 25, 2017

LEA COUNTY, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico State Police say an Arizona man is dead after a crash in Lea County.

They say 37-year-old Jorge Luis Romo was pronounced dead at the scene of Tuesday’s accident on U.S. 62/180.

Police say a commercial motor vehicle driven by a Hobbs man allegedly failed to yield to Romo’s car as it was making a turn onto an access road.



The other driver wasn’t injured and police say the fatal crash remains under investigation.

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