Serving the High Plains
Serving the High Plains
A Dexter man died in a one-vehicle crash Saturday near the intersection of U.S. 54 and Airport Road northeast of Tucumcari.
According to a report from New Mexico State Police, the rollover accident killed Earl D. Kemmer, 71, of Dexter at 4:55 p.m. Saturday.
State police stated in a news release that Kemmer’s Jeep Wrangler was traveling north on Airport Road at a high rate of speed when, for reasons unknown, the vehicle left the roadway, went airborne across the highway and rolled.
Kemmer, who was not wearing a seat belt at the time, was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Office of Medical Examiner.
State police stated that alcohol also appeared to be a contributing factor in the crash.