Amanda Tafoya, 19, killed in head-on crash with commercial truck on U.S. Highway 380 near Tatum, New Mexico
Fatal Head-On Collision on U.S. 380 in Lea County
The initial investigation indicates that a Dodge sedan, driven by Amanda Tafoya (19) of Hobbs, NM was traveling east on U.S. 380 when for unknown reasons, the Dodge crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and colliding head-on with a west bound 2013 Mack Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV).
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