Booker Auto Crash

One person is dead after a crash involving a car and a semi-truck in Ochiltree County near Booker Saturday evening.

Texas Department of Public Safety officials say 38-year-old Jose Rosales was driving a car east on SH 15 behind a semi-truck.

They say Rosales failed to control his speed and crashed into the back of the semi.

Rosales was taken by ambulance to Ochiltree General Hospital and then transferred to University Medical Center in Lubbock where he later died from his injuries.

The semi driver was not injured and the crash is still under investigation.

Story by: Chuck Williams