Mittie Runyan, 58, killed when DOT vehicles struck by commercial truck on U.S. Highway 285 near Artesia, New Mexico

Modified Date: 
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 10:27am
Accident Date: 
Monday, December 6, 2021

Woman dies at Lubbock hospital following crash involving NMDOT in Chaves Co.

For reasons still under investigation, a southbound 2007 Peterbilt CMV, driven by a 45-year-old male rear-ended a 2020 NMDOT Chevy Pickup.  

Artesia woman killed in wreck on U.S. 285

The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) report that two New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) pickups — with their safety lights flashing — were working around 10:30 a.m. Monday in the right-hand lane of southbound U.S. 285, near mile marker 82 north of Artesia, when, for reasons still under investigation, a southbound 2007 Peterbilt CMV pulling a tanker trailer rear-ended one of the pickups.

People Involved: 
Mittie Runyan

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