A man died in a crash involving an SUV and semitrailer that was pulling out of a truck stop at Interstate 40 and Lakeside early Friday, Amarillo police said.
At about 1:01 a.m. July 18, Amarillo officers had responded to a “disturbance and trespassing call” at the Toot ‘N Totum at I-40 and Lakeside, the Amarillo Police Department said in a community update. A tractor-trailer was exiting the nearby Pilot Travel Center onto Lakeside when it was struck by a Jeep Liberty.
The driver of the Jeep, identified as Leonard Franco, 31, was ejected. APD officers saw the incident and immediately started life-saving measures on Franco, but he died at the scene. His family was notified, and an autopsy was ordered.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured. APD’s Traffic Investigation Unit is investigating.
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Amarillo police investigate fatal crash involving vehicle and semi
