AMARILLO — One person was killed and another injured in a string of accidents on an ice-covered overpass on U.S. Highway 87 near Dumas, the Department of Public Safety said.
Jose Dimas Valdez-Lopez, 24, of Dumas, was driving a 1996 Chevrolet S-10 pickup on the overpass about 5:50 a.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed, DPS said.
A passing motorist, Manuel M. Herrera, 62, of Dumas, stopped on the overpass to assist Valdez-Lopez, DPS officials said.