WARD COUNTY, TX, (June 27, 2026) – A 21-year-old Pecos man was killed in a pickup truck crash Saturday on Farm-to-Market Road 3398 in Ward County.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Jose Antonio Castillo was a passenger in a Ford F-150 pickup truck traveling eastbound at approximately 7 a.m. when the vehicle crossed the center line into the westbound lane. The pickup then collided with a Dodge Ram 1500 traveling in the opposite direction.
Castillo was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Dodge Ram was also killed in the crash.
A Nissan Rogue traveling westbound swerved to the right to avoid a head-on collision, left the roadway, and struck a metal utility pole before coming to a stop. The driver of the Nissan was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
The crash remains under investigation by DPS.
