2 New Mexicans killed, including teen, 4 injured in Yoakum County crash on state line

A woman and a teenage boy from New Mexico were killed and four others were injured in a Yoakum County crash southwest of Plains on the state line.

According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Tina Ann Abbay, 35, of Las Cruses, New Mexico was killed when the sedan she was driving collided with a pickup truck and trailer about 11:30 a.m. Friday. A 15-year-old boy from Las Cruses, whose name was not released, was a passenger in the car and also died in the crash.

Abbay was driving a 2018 Chevy Malibu south on FM 769 approaching the intersection with U.S. Highway 82 when she failed to stop at the intersection and collided with a 2022 Ford F-350 towing a farm trailer traveling east on U.S. 82, according to DPS. Abbay and the boy were pronounced dead at the scene.

Four others were injured in the crash, including three children were also passengers in the Malibu: a 17-year-old girl, a 9-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl.

All three children were taken to University Medical Center in Lubbock. The 1-year-old girl was being treated for serious injuries, while the elder two children suffered moderate injuries.

The driver of the truck, Alvie Matthew Smith, 53, of Artesia, New Mexico, was treated on the scene for minor injuries.

Everyone involved was wearing a seatbelt or secured in a car seat, DPS said. The weather was clear and dry, and the speed limit in the area is 75 mph.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: 2 New Mexicans killed, including teen, 4 injured in Yoakum County crash