San Patricio Co. Crash Report: Wrong-way crash on Hwy 188 near Sinton kills 1

Crash Report – Hwy 188 near Sinton Airport, San Patricio Co., TX

 

Report ID: 2023 October 6

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown


Traffic Unit 1: 2022 Chevy Malibu

Traffic Unit 2: 2019 F-350


Occupants: At least 2

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Unknown but likely

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition (Dry, Wet, Snow, Mud, Dirt): Wet

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-on

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

SAN PATRICIO CO., TX – A 41-year-old woman died on Thursday after her car collided head-on with a pickup truck along a highway near Alfred C. ‘Bubba’ Thomas-Sinton Airport.

The crash happened at 1:54 p.m. on Highway 188 just west of Sinton, which is in central San Patricio County.

Police say that the driver of a westbound 2022 Chevy Malibu lost control of her vehicle on the wet roads and entered the eastbound side of Highway 188. Her vehicle collided head-on with a 2019 F-350.

The driver of the Malibu, identified as Alma Paiz, died at the scene.

Medics transported the driver of the pickup truck, identified as 39-year-old Benjamin Jarvis, to the hospital with unspecified injuries.

The investigation is ongoing.

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