GAINES, TX, (March 24, 2026) — Two Denver City men, Ruben Hernandez and Jaime Romero-Sanez, were seriously injured Tuesday night in a two-vehicle crash in Gaines County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Authorities said a GMC Sierra traveling westbound failed to stop at a stop sign at FM 2055 and FM 2056 at about 8:30 p.m., colliding with a northbound Ford F-150. The impact caused the Ford to overturn.
Hernandez and Romero-Sanez, both passengers in the Sierra, were transported to University Medical Center in Lubbock with serious injuries. A 19-year-old passenger in the Sierra died at the scene, and the driver of the Ford also sustained serious injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
