ABILENE, TX (April 21, 2026) — A 26-year-old Mission man, Adam Lee Reyna, was killed Tuesday evening in a violent two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer at an intersection in Taylor County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Officials said the crash occurred just before 5 p.m. at the intersection of Texas 351 and Taylor County Road 54/504. DPS reported that a 2006 Mack tractor-trailer traveling west failed to yield at a stop sign and entered the path of a northbound 2019 Dodge Ram driven by Reyna.
The impact was severe, causing the pickup truck to ignite and become fully engulfed in flames. Emergency responders arrived at the scene, but Reyna was pronounced dead at the location by the Justice of the Peace.
The driver of the tractor-trailer, 68-year-old Miguel Angel Casanova, sustained minor injuries and was treated at Hendrick North Emergency Care. Investigators later determined Casanova was impaired due to an overdose of medication at the time of the crash.
Casanova was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter. He was booked into the Taylor County Jail on a $100,000 bond. DPS continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
