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Sanchez Martinez Killed in Head-On Collision with Mack Semi-Truck on US-67 Near San Angelo: A Legal Analysis The Concho Valley and the surrounding Big Country are mourning the loss of a Ballinger man following a catastrophic wrong-way collision in Irion County. On Thursday, March 26, 2026, shortly after 6:30 p.m., a westbound pickup truck driven by Sanchez Martinez entered the eastbound lanes of US-67. The pickup collided head-on with an eastbound Mack semi-truck just north of Five Star Ranch on the southwestern outskirts of San Angelo. The impact was so severe that both vehicles ignited. Sanchez Martinez succumbed to his injuries at the scene. While the driver of the Mack truck was reportedly uninjured, the aftermath of this collision leaves a family in Ballinger searching for answers and a community in Abilene and San Angelo reminded of the terrifying physics involved when passenger vehicles encounter 80,000-pound commercial trucks. At Attorney911, we have spent over 27 years litigating the most complex trucking and wrongful death cases in Texas. When a tragedy like this occurs on a major artery like US-67, the legal questions go far beyond the initial police report. We look at the data, the federal regulations, and the corporate…