Roberto Sanchez, 54, killed in wrong-way car accident on Highway 71 in Del Valle, TX

Modified Date: 
Sat, 04/04/2015 - 12:53pm
Accident Date: 
Sunday, October 19, 2014

One dead after driving SUV wrong way on SH-71

The driver of an SUV has died after crashing into oncoming traffic on East Highway 71 overnight on Sunday.

AUSTIN, TX MAN, ROBERTO SANCHEZ IN WRONG WAY ACCIDENT WITH JUAN GABRIEL

According to police, Mr. Sanchez was driving a 2004 Nissan Pathfinder west in eastbound lanes when his SUV struck a 2007 Hino 268 commercial truck head-on.
The driver of an SUV, identified as Roberto Sanchez, has died after crashing into oncoming traffic on East Highway 71 overnight on Sunday. The accident occured around 1 a.m. near Ross Road, East of the SH-130 toll road. Austin-Travis County EMS reported that the driver died after hiting a cargo van. The driver of the cargo van is not injured.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Roberto Sanchez
Roadway: 
Highway 71
Area: 
Austin, TX

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