MIDLAND, Texas — One person has been killed in a fatal crash on July 13 around 10:40 p.m. in Midland.
MPD Officers were dispatched to the intersection of S. Big Spring Street and W. New Jersey Avenue in reference to the two-vehicle crash.
The initial investigation revealed that a 2020 Chevrolet Spark was traveling westbound in the 300 block of W. New Jersey Avenue when it failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of S. Big Spring Street and W. New Jersey Avenue.
The Spark struck a 2015 GMC Sierra pickup traveling northbound in the 1100 block of S. Big Spring Street. After hitting the GMC Sierra, the Spark veered off the roadway and hit a small tree.
67-year-old Wanda Kendrick, the driver of the Chevrolet Spark, was transported to Midland Memorial Hospital by EMS with life-threatening injuries. Kendrick later died due to injuries sustained during the accident.
The investigation is still ongoing and we will continue to update this story as we receive more information.
