Fatal bicycle vs. vehicle crash in Clovis
Media Release, Clovis Police Department
Clovis, NM – On Saturday, October 18, 2025, at about 3:45 p.m., the Clovis Police Dispatch Center received a call of a crash with injuries at the intersection of Thornton Street and Llano Estacado Blvd. The information relayed to officers was that a vehicle had struck a pedestrian.
The Clovis Police and Clovis Fire Department – Emergency Medical Services responded to the location. Officers from the Clovis Police Department arrived first to find a 31-year-old male (Manuel Moreno), in the roadway after being struck by a 2021 GMC pickup.
Officers began attempting life-saving measures, and Clovis Fire Department Emergency Medical Services arrived soon after and took over the life-saving measures. Manuel Moreno was transported to Plains Regional Medical Center, where he died from his injuries.
Witnesses reported the pickup was traveling south on Thornton Street through a green traffic light. An electric bicycle ridden by Moreno entered the intersection on the north side of the roadway, striking the truck on the passenger side and ejecting Moreno.
The Clovis Police Department Crash Team was activated and is currently investigating this fatal crash.
