Ector County, TX — August 11, 2023, Irving Cortez Morales and Alexis Rodriguez Alvidrez were killed and Luis Cortez and Fabio Cubillos were injured in a car accident on F.M. 181.
Authorities with the Texas Department of Public Safety indicated that the incident happened at around 6:50 a.m. roughly 8 miles north of Goldsmith.

According to current statements, 31-year-old Irving Cortez Morales, 25-year-old Alexis Rodriguez Alvidrez, and 41-year-old Luis Cortez were in a GMC Sierra that was going northbound along F.M. 181. It appears a southbound Chevy Silverado somehow went left of center, crashing into the GMC pickup.
As a result of the collision, both Irving Cortez Morales and Alexis Rodriguez Alvidrez sustained fatal injuries. Luis Cortez was said to have been released after treatment at a hospital. The driver of the Chevy, identified as 41-year-old Fabio Cubillos, was also taken to a hospital. Right now, there are no additional details confirmed about factors leading up to the crash.
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