Fatal motor vehicle crash in Clovis
Media Release, Clovis Police Department
Clovis, NM – On Monday, December 22, 2025, at approximately 11:49 p.m., Clovis Police Department Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a pickup truck had crashed into the entrance of Hillcrest Park near 10th and Sycamore Streets. Clovis Police officers, along with Clovis Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services, responded to the scene.
Upon arrival, officers observed a pickup truck that had collided with the rock archway structure at the park entrance. Officers immediately began checking on the two occupants of the vehicle. The driver, a 32-year-old male, was found unconscious and unresponsive. A passenger, a 23-year-old male, was alert but trapped inside the vehicle.
The driver was quickly removed from the vehicle and transported to Plains Regional Medical Center, where he later died from injuries sustained in the crash. The passenger was extricated by Clovis Fire Department personnel and transported to Plains Regional Medical Center before being transferred to a hospital in Texas for further treatment.
Alcohol was found inside the vehicle and is believed to be a possible contributing factor in the crash. The Clovis Police Department’s Major Crash Team was activated and is continuing to investigate this collision. Additional information will be released as it becomes available.
