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Amarillo Police Department
Wednesday April 8th, 2015 :: 01:55 p.m. CDT

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APD continuing investigation into early morning accident in northeast Amarillo.

On April 8, 2015 at approximately 7:33 am Officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision in the 4000 block of Rio Grande.  Upon their arrival they discovered a 2010 Dodge Charger driven by Michael Anthony Fuentes W/M, 18 had been east bound on Rio Grande at a high rate of speed.  He lost control of the Charger, left the roadway, struck a dumpster, continued on, and struck a parked Ford E-150 van.  The driver was taken to a local area hospital with life threatening injuries.  Speed and alcohol/drugs are factors in the collision.  The suspect was not wearing a seat belt.  The incident is being investigated by the Traffic Investigation Squad of the Amarillo Police Dept.

Address/Location
Amarillo Police Department
200 SE 3rd Ave
Amarillo, TX 79101

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 806-378-4257

Jerry Neufeld
Crime Prevention
[email protected]
806-378-4257

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