Around 5:45 pm Monday afternoon, May 1, 2023, Brownfield Fire & Rescue was called out to an accident on County Road 230, 1/2 mile west of Meadow involving at least one vehicle that was on fire and a person inside. According to the Texas DPS, 18-year-old Wes Woodard of Meadow was traveling eastbound in a 2016 Chevy Silverado on CR 230 on the westbound side of the roadway, and 60-year-old Antonio Aleman of Hondo Texas was traveling westbound in a 2017 Forn F-250 on CR 230 on the westbound side. Aleman took evasive action to the left to avoid collision with Woodard at the exact time, Woodard took evasive action to his right. Both vehicles collided head-on on the roadway with Woodard’s vehicle coming to a rest facing east on the south side of the road, and Aleman’s F-250 coming to a rest facing east on the eastbound side of CR 230.
According to DPS, Woodard died at the scene and it was unknown if he was wearing a seatbelt. Aleman sustained moderate injuries and was transported to University Medical Center in Lubbock, and he was wearing his seatbelt. Terry County Sheriff’s Dept., TxDPS, Meadow Fire Dept., Brownfield Fire & Rescue, and BRMC EMS responded to the crash.
