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Portales man dies in accident

PORTALES — A Portales man was killed in a single-vehicle accident Tuesday morning, according to a New Mexico State Police press release.

The release said:

• Around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, NMSP officers investigated a crash on New Mexico 202 near mile marker 4 in Roosevelt County.

• Roy Albert Brown Jr., 63, died at the scene.

• Brown was traveling eastbound in a semi-tractor/trailer when it appeared the vehicle exited the roadway and became disabled on an embankment.

The crash remains under investigation.

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