San Juan County deputies were called to the scene of a crash Sunday at the Speedway gas station at New Mexico Highway 170 and County Road 1424 after a pickup truck took out two gas pumps, knocked down the awning and struck a nearby fence. (Tik Tok screenshot)
Driver reportedly had a medical condition, according to San Juan County, New Mexico Sheriff’s Office
The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a traffic crash at the La Plata Speedway gas station at the intersection of New Mexico Highway 170 and County Road 1424.
Deputies were called to the gas station at 1241 La Plata Highway at 5:55 p.m. Sunday after a gray truck took out two gas pumps, knocked down the awning and struck a nearby fence.
Dispatch reportedly received multiple calls of the truck traveling north and then veering off the road into the Speedway. When deputies arrived on scene, they found significant damage to the metal awning, and the pickup was in a yard near County Road 1424.
“Witnesses described the driver as appearing disoriented after the accident,” said Mathew Chavez, public information manager for the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office. “Despite attempts to ascertain the events leading to the collision, the driver claimed to have no recollection.”
Chavez said alcohol does not appear to be a factor, and “the driver may have experienced a medical episode prior to the accident.”
No one was injured in the crash.
San Juan County deputies were called to the scene of a crash Sunday at the Speedway gas station at New Mexico Highway 170 and County Road 1424 after a pickup truck took out two gas pumps, knocked down the awning and struck a nearby fence. (Tik Tok screenshot)
San Juan County deputies were called to the scene of a crash Sunday at the Speedway gas station at New Mexico Highway 170 and County Road 1424 after a pickup truck took out two gas pumps, knocked down the awning and struck a nearby fence. (Tik Tok screenshot)
San Juan County deputies were called to the scene of a crash Sunday at the Speedway gas station at New Mexico Highway 170 and County Road 1424 after a pickup truck took out two gas pumps, knocked down the awning and struck a nearby fence. (Tik Tok screenshot)
