
The man, identified as 52-year-old Alejandro Gonzales, reportedly was working in a corn field off the Hatch Highway near milepost 31 when the accident occurred.
Gonzales was airlifted to an El Paso, Texas, trauma center for treatment of injuries he sustained when a tractor ran over him.
State Police are investigating the accident, but initial reports indicate that Gonzales was working behind a large tractor and was knocked down and run over by the tractor when the tractor driver backed up.