LEA COUNTY, NM : Hobbs man killed in one-vehicle crash on Sunday, January, 21st 2018

New Mexico State Police said alcohol may have been a factor in a one-vehicle crash Sunday that killed a man in Lovington.

Juan Pinto, 44, of Hobbs, was driving at high speed when he "failed to negotiate the curve onto Avenue R," according to a news release from the State Police.

State Police said the vehicle rolled several times off the roadway, and Pinto was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of incident.

He was ejected from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries. Pinto was pronounced deceased en route to the hospital.

A passenger in the vehicle was also not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. That person sustained injuries police believed to be non-life threatening.

The incident is currently under investigation.

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Hobbs man killed in one-vehicle crash