Coke County, TX — June 2, 2023, Eliseo Puentez was killed in a commercial truck accident around 9 p.m. on U.S. Hwy. 277 in Coke County.

Officials report the victim’s Ford F-150 was traveling north while a Kenworth semi-truck was southbound on U.S. Hwy. 277 when the two vehicles collided head-on. The impact purportedly forced the F-150 to leave the road to the western side in a counter-clockwise spin. The semi-truck allegedly drove off the road to the eastern side where it struck a telephone pole and a barbed wire fence.

Eliseo Puentez was fatally injured in the collision. The semi-truck driver reportedly suffered minor injuries.

Investigators have not released what factors led up to the accident.

Eliseo Puentez Killed in Truck Accident on U.S. Hwy. 277 in Coke County, TX

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