Midland County, TX — December 28, 2023, Michelle Melendez was killed following a single-vehicle car accident at around 3:30 a.m. on Interstate 20.
According to initial details about the crash, the accident happened along the I-20 service road at the intersection with South Midkiff Road.

It appears that 28-year-old Michelle Melendez was in a Dodge Avenger traveling westbound on the service road approaching a construction area. Details suggest the roadway curves to go northbound around the construction area, but the Avenger continued straight and went off-road. There, the vehicle hit a pole and overturned.
Due to the crash, Melendez sustained fatal injuries. There did not appear to be any other occupants in the vehicle at the time. Details from authorities have yet to confirm any particular cause for the accident pending investigations.