Las Cruces man killed in crash at Picacho intersection
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY - New Mexico State Police report a Las Cruces was was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday evening on US 70 and Picacho Hills Road.
According to police, Donald Haynie, 66, of Las Cruces was driving a white 2009 Chevrolet pick-up truck west on US 70 where it s also known as Picacho Avenue when he rear-ended a 2019 Peterbilt commercial motor vehicle stopped at a red light at the intersection with Picacho Hills Road.
NMSP responded at about 5:11 p.m. Haynie was declared deceased on the scene by the Office of the Medical Investigator. The driver of the CMV was not injured.
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• May 10, 2021 On May 7, 2021, at approximately 5:11 p.m., the New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal crash involving two-vehicles on US 70 and Picacho Hills Road, in Dona Ana County.
The initial investigation indicates a 2009 white Chevrolet pick-up truck, driven by Donald Haynie (66) of Las Cruces, NM was travelling west US 70. For unknown reasons, the Chevrolet rear ended a 2019 Peterbilt (CMV) that was stopped at a red light at the intersection of US 70 and Picacho Hills Road. Haynie sustained fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced deceased on scene by the Office of the Medical Investigator.