12 Nov Kingsville Man Dies in U.S. 77 Crash After Failing to Yield at Stop Sign

Andy Garcia Jr., 39, of Kingsville died following a collision between two vehicles Wednesday morning where U.S. 77 meets County Road 2120, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Shortly past 10:30 a.m. Nov. 11, Garcia was heading east on County Road 2120 in a Nissan Altima and nearing the stop sign at U.S. 77, DPS Staff Sgt. Rob Mallory stated in a release. A Ford F-250 was approaching the same junction in the inside northbound lane of U.S. 77. Its driver is a 50-year-old man from Corpus Christi.

Investigators determined at the scene that Garcia had not yielded the right-of-way when he reached the stop sign, and the pickup hit the passenger side of the Altima inside the junction, DPS said. The Altima spun twice and stopped facing east, northeast of the junction. The pickup ended up on U.S. 77’s inside shoulder.

Garcia was transported to Christus Spohn Hospital in Kingsville and died there from his injuries. DPS did not say whether the pickup’s driver was hurt. The Kingsville Highway Patrol office is handling the investigation.