Press Releases from Texas DPS
DEL RIO – THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY (DPS) is investigating a one-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on August 30, 2025, at approximately 10:50 a.m. on US 57 and at mile marker 444, 11 miles east of Batesville in Zavala County. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2026 blue Chevrolet Equinox sport utility was traveling eastbound. The driver of the 2026 blue Chevrolet Equinox fell asleep approaching a curve, then drove off the roadway overcorrected and overturned several times. The rear passengers were ejected from the vehicle then came to rest in the westbound lane. The rear passenger of the blue Chevrolet Equinox, David Elizondo, 25, from Eagle Pass, Texas, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver and front passenger were taken to Uvalde Hospital. One passenger was flown to Brook Army Medical Center from the scene. DPS Troopers continue to investigate this fatal crash.
