Victim Identified In Fatal Crash Between Midland And Odessa
By: Dylan Brooks
Updated: March 22, 2013
ODESSA -- Texas Department of Public Safety troopers have identified the victim of a fatal crash between Midland and Odessa.
The fatal wreck happened around 4:50 PM on March 21st along Business 20 at the border of Midland and Ector Counties.
D.P.S. troopers tell Big 2 that Darryl Umpelby was heading east on Business 20 in a 1989 Chevrolet Suburban when the vehicle went off the road towards the right shoulder.
Umpelby, 42, overcorrected -- and the Suburban crossed both the eastbound lanes of Business 20 and the median before colliding with a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the westbound lanes of Business 20.
Umpelby was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers say that Umpelby wasn't wearing a seat belt.
The driver of the Jeep -- Hector Pinon of Midland -- and a passenger in the Chevrolet -- Jared Tucker of Portales, NM -- were rushed to Medical Center Hospital with critical injuries after the wreck.
As of Friday evening, both Pinon and Tucker were listed in serious condition at M.C.H.
The fatal wreck happened around 4:50 PM on March 21st along Business 20 at the border of Midland and Ector Counties.
D.P.S. troopers tell Big 2 that Darryl Umpelby was heading east on Business 20 in a 1989 Chevrolet Suburban when the vehicle went off the road towards the right shoulder.
Umpelby, 42, overcorrected -- and the Suburban crossed both the eastbound lanes of Business 20 and the median before colliding with a 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee in the westbound lanes of Business 20.
Umpelby was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers say that Umpelby wasn't wearing a seat belt.
The driver of the Jeep -- Hector Pinon of Midland -- and a passenger in the Chevrolet -- Jared Tucker of Portales, NM -- were rushed to Medical Center Hospital with critical injuries after the wreck.
As of Friday evening, both Pinon and Tucker were listed in serious condition at M.C.H.
