Search underway in Horizon City for driver in deadly hit-and-run

Investigators with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office are asking the public for help locating the driver who fled the scene of a deadly hit-and-run.

Detectives have limited information on the vehicle, officials said Friday.

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle traveling northbound on the 1500 block of Horizon Blvd.

The pedestrian, identified as 45-year-old Jesse Treviño Gonzales, was walking southbound on the unimproved shoulder of the roadway when he was struck by the vehicle.

The Sheriff’s Office said the vehicle fled the scene immediately after striking the pedestrian. The vehicle was last seen traveling northbound on Horizon towards Darrington Road.

Anyone with information regarding this accident is asked to contact the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office at 915-832-4408.