Fatal vehicle crash in Clovis
Media Release, Clovis Police Department
Clovis, NM – On Thursday, January 1, 2026, at approximately 2:52 a.m., officers with the Clovis Police Department attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a black Ford Mustang on Llano Estacado Boulevard near Main Street.
The vehicle failed to stop and fled at a high rate of speed eastbound on Llano Estacado Boulevard, ultimately leaving the city limits and traveling into rural Curry County. Officers lost sight of the vehicle and terminated the pursuit near the intersection of Curry Road G and Curry Road 8.
While checking the surrounding area, officers located the black Ford Mustang that had left the roadway, rolled, and came to rest in a field south of County Road 7 along Curry Road G.
Officers made contact with the driver, identified as Julian Romo, 20, at the crash site. A second occupant, Jesus Romo, 27, was located unconscious in a field away from the vehicle. Officers immediately began life-saving measures until the arrival of Clovis Fire Department Emergency Medical Services. Both occupants were transported to Plains Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Despite medical intervention, Jesus Romo succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at Plains Regional Medical Center.
The Clovis Police Department Major Crash Team and the Ninth Judicial District Major Crimes Unit were activated to assist the Curry County Sheriff’s Office and the New Mexico State Police with the investigation. The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone possessing information related to this collision is asked to call the non-emergency line of the Clovis Police Department at 575-769-1921. The Clovis Police Department would like to remind you that information can also be provided anonymously by using the Clovis Police Department’s tip411 program, accessed by going to www.police.cityofclovis.org. Anonymous tips can be provided to the Curry County Crime Stoppers at 575-763-7000.
