Robert Archuleta, 28, killed after driving car into the back of a semi-truck in heavy fog on US 380 near Tatum, New Mexico
Modified Date:
Tue, 12/05/2023 - 10:27amAccident Date:
Monday, December 8, 2014
Roswell man killed in early morning crash near Tatum
A Roswell man was killed Monday morning when the car he was driving crashed into a semi-truck in heavy fog on US 380 near Tatum.
New Mexico State Police investigating fatal accident in Chaves County
Due to the heavy fog at the time, the driver of the semi-truck noticed he was in the wrong lane and proceeded to attempt to move into the correct lane. The trailer of the semi-truck remained partially in the wrong lane of traffic. The passenger vehicle was headed eastbound on US 380 and struck the back of the semi-truck.
Robert Archuleta was driving eastbound on US 380 when he ran into the back of a semi-truck that was stopped in the wrong lane. Visibility was extermely poor at the time due to heavy fog. Archuleta has since been pronounced dead. Three other people riding in his vehicle were transported to a medical center in New Mexico; their conditions have not been released. The driver of the semi truck was not injured.
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Type: Truck Accident
Topics:
Weather ConditionsPeople Involved:
Robert Archuleta
Roadway:
US 380City:
Tatum, NMCounty:
Lea County, NMArea:
Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM
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