AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA/PUBLIC RELEASE
DATE: September 7, 2023
TIME: 12:39AM
CASE NUMBER: 23-514541
INCIDENT TYPE: Traffic Fatal-pedestrian
OFFICER SUBMITTING RELEASE: Sgt. Carla Burr-PIO
DETAILS: On Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 12:39AM, officers were sent to the Dumas Highway at Cherry Ave, on Dumas on a traffic crash involving a pedestrian. When officers arrived, AMR and Fire were already performing CPR on the victim. The witness told officers his friend’s car had broken down on the side of the road. He met him out there to help retrieve property from the car. The witness stated it was dark and he was concerned about being out that late due to danger on the highway. While his friend was retrieving the property, he was struck by a semi and the semi kept driving. The victim was later pronounced deceased on scene. His next of kin was notified. He is identified as Allen Gonzales, Male, age 57. This incident is being investigated by the Traffic Investigation Unit.
If anyone has any information on this incident, you can call the Amarillo Crime Stoppers at 806-374-4400. Or you can go to their website at amapolice.org or download the p3 tips. All tips are anonymous.
