The Texas Department of Public Safety reported a fatal semi truck crash around midnight Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, on FM 755 and FM 1017 in La Gloria. (Courtesy of the Texas Department of Public Safety)
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Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety are investigating a one-vehicle semi-trailer crash that left a Donna man dead around midnight Wednesday.
A hazmat crew arrived in the vicinity of Farm-to-Market Road 755 and FM 1017 in La Gloria in response to a semi-trailer crash, according to a DPS news release.
Nearly 4,000 gallons of diesel had spilled from the semi as a result, authorities said.
The 2011 Kenworth truck tractor-trailer was traveling westbound on FM 1017 when the driver, later identified as Donna resident Juan Carlos Mendoza Jr., 36, disregarded a stop sign causing it to crash into a fence and tree. They prevented the semi from crashing into a residence, according to the release.
Mendoza Jr. died at the scene due to his injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
