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Published: 01 July 2019 01 July 2019

Eddy County, NM - On June 28, 2019, at around 9:45 p.m. the New Mexico State Police investigated a fatal crash involving motorcycles on Derrick Road near Roberson Road, south of Carlsbad.

The initial investigation indicates that a 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by Jayson Michael Salcido (35) of Carlsbad was traveling east on Derrick Road. For reasons unknown he collided head on with a west bound 2000 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by a twenty-nine-year-old Carlsbad man near the center of the roadway.

Salcido suffered fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced deceased at a local hospital by the Office of the Medical Investigator. The driver of the 2000 Harley Davidson was transported to a local hospital and later airlifted to an area trauma center, his condition and injuries are unknown.

Alcohol does not appear to have been a contributing factor in the crash. The driver of the 2000 Harley Davidson is not currently facing charges so their identify will not be released by State Police PIO’s. The New Mexico State Police continues to investigate this crash. No further information is currently available.