Brownfield man involved in fatal crash

A man from Brownfield was involved in a fatal crash in Ward County Sunday evening that took the life of a man from Monahans. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Anatolio Gallegos from Monahans was driving a pickup “at an unsafe speed” around a curve along State Highway 18 near Grandfalls. Micheal Navarrette, also from Monahans, was riding a motorcycle along the same curve, and Shawn Ried of Brownfield was driving a pickup behind the motorcycle. The report from DPS stated Gallego’s truck crossed over into the southbound lanes, Navarrette laid down his bike to avoid a crash, and the two pickups collided. Navarette and Reid were both taken to area hospitals; according to DPS, they were both in “stable condition.” It was unknown if Gallegos was wearing a seat belt; conditions were dry and clear on Sunday. Anatolio Gallegos died in the crash.