ATASCOSA COUNTY, Texas – A man is dead after losing control of a vehicle and crashing into a tractor-trailer in Atascosa County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. Monday on State Highway 97 near Mile Marker 508.
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A pickup truck driver lost control of his vehicle at a high rate of speed and crashed into the back of the tractor-trailer, DPS said.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured in the collision.
DPS said the truck driver, identified as 28-year-old John Mark Pesqueda, died at the scene of the crash.
The crash is under investigation. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.