New Mexico State Police Officers responded to the 16 mile post on Interstate 40 in reference to a fatal vehicle crash shortly after 2 pm Dec. 17.
A westbound semi- tractor/trailer, driven by Michael Morris, 22, of Springfield, OH, rear ended a pickup truck that was stopped in the traffic lane due to construction on the roadway.
After the collision the pickup caught fire.
The driver of the pickup truck was identified as Leo Chischilly, 68, from Saint Michaels, Ariz. Chischilly sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
