HEREFORD, TX — October 16, 2026 Paul Wayne Reinart, 77, of Hereford, died following a collision involving a pickup truck and a semi-truck on State Highway 214 in Deaf Smith County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The crash occurred at approximately 5:13 p.m. on Friday, October 16, about three miles west of Farm-to-Market Road 1412. Reinart was a passenger in a 2019 Dodge Ram 2500 traveling east on the highway.
According to preliminary information from investigators, the pickup’s driver, a 68-year-old Hereford man, pulled onto the right shoulder while attempting to make a U-turn. At the same time, a 2010 Peterbilt tractor-trailer traveling east moved into the westbound lane to pass the pickup in a designated passing zone.
Authorities reported that the Dodge Ram turned left into the path of the passing tractor-trailer, resulting in a collision. Reinart, who was wearing a seat belt, died at the scene.
The pickup’s driver sustained serious injuries and was transported to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo. The 43-year-old semi-truck driver, who was also wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries and was taken to Hereford Regional Medical Center.
The Texas Department of Public Safety continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal crash. Additional contributing factors have not been confirmed publicly.
