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05-15-2009, 05:30 PM
Lufkin man killed by truck after fleeing traffic stop on foot
The Lufkin Daily News
Friday, May 15, 2009
A Lufkin man was struck and killed by a Freightliner truck after fleeing his friend's car during a traffic stop on North Loop 287 around 1:18 a.m. Friday.
Texas Department of Public Safety officials did not know why the man, Benjamin Romero, 23, fled during the traffic stop near Ellen Trout Zoo, according to a DPS dispatcher. Romero ran into the roadway, where he was struck by the truck pulling a trailer, the dispatcher said. Tomas Mendez Aguilar was the truck's driver, according to the dispatcher.
Romero died on scene and was taken the Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home, where arrangements are pending.
The accident is still under investigation. None of the investigating troopers were available for comment Friday morning.
The Lufkin Daily News
Friday, May 15, 2009
A Lufkin man was struck and killed by a Freightliner truck after fleeing his friend's car during a traffic stop on North Loop 287 around 1:18 a.m. Friday.
Texas Department of Public Safety officials did not know why the man, Benjamin Romero, 23, fled during the traffic stop near Ellen Trout Zoo, according to a DPS dispatcher. Romero ran into the roadway, where he was struck by the truck pulling a trailer, the dispatcher said. Tomas Mendez Aguilar was the truck's driver, according to the dispatcher.
Romero died on scene and was taken the Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home, where arrangements are pending.
The accident is still under investigation. None of the investigating troopers were available for comment Friday morning.