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Published: 02 December 2017 02 December 2017

Silver City, NM/Grant County

This afternoon around 1:04 p.m. New Mexico State Police officers responded to a crash on US 180 near mile post 101.

Upon arrival officers learned that a 2000 Toyota Truck driven by Mr. David Bruton (74) of Gila, NM was travelling east on US 180 when he lost control of his vehicle for unknown reasons and overturned multiple times coming to rest on its roof.

Mr. Bruton sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Office of the Medical Investigator.

Evidence at the scene indicated that alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the crash.

This crash is still under investigation with no further information available.