ODESSA, TEXAS/SEPTEMBER 7, 2021-ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2021 THE ODESSA POLICE DEPARTMENT ISSUED AN UPDATE REGARDING THE FATAL CRASH THAT OCCURRED SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 2:47AM IN THE 4000 BLOCK OF E. 52ND STREET.
THE ODESSA POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A CONFIRMATION THAT ALEXIS LUNA HAS DIED FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. LUNA WAS THE REAR PASSENGER OF THE BLACK 2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE THAT WAS OPERATED BY LEONEL TORRES OF ODESSA.
THE TAHOE WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BEFORE LEAVING THE ROADWAY AND STRIKING A FENCE AND A TREE. TORRES AND LUNA WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND WERE TAKEN TO MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. BRYAN CONTRERAS WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE.
AS OF YET, NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED, THE INVESTIGATION IS ON GOING. ODESSA POLICE ARE AWAITING RESULTS, IF ALCOHOL MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR IN THE CRASH.
BRYAN CONTRERAS AND ALEXIS LUNA WERE LISTED AS BEING 19 YEARS-OF-AGE.
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