Troopers say the driver of a car travelling southbound on Highway 87 crossed over the center lane and hit a car coming in the other direction.
The passenger of the vehicle that was hit, 31-year-old, Alejandrino Cruz de la Cruz, was killed in the crash.
His brother, Aristides Cruz de la Cruz, went to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Authorities say alcohol was a factor and charges are pending against the driver of the other car, 37-year-old Donald Harness, Jr.