75-year-old woman dies as car rear-ends semi in Canutillo, another critical

UPDATE, Feb. 10: El Paso Sheriff's deputies on Wednesday confirmed a 75-year-old woman was killed and another person critically injured in a traffic crash in Canutillo the prior night.

Glenda Taylor Johnson died at a hospital following Tuesday night's collision. Investigators said she was a passenger in a car that rear-ended a truck-tractor at the intersection of Mowad Road and Doniphan Drive about 7 p.m.

The car's driver, whose name was not released, remained hospitalized Wednesday with life-threatening injuries.

The truck driver was apparently unhurt in the crash.

ORIGINAL REPORT, Feb. 9: CANUTILLO, Texas -- A traffic crash along Doniphan Drive in Canutillo resulted in serious injuries and a possible fatality on Tuesday night.

El Paso County Sheriff's deputies were investigating the collision in the 6600 block of Doniphan Drive between Talbot Avenue and State Highway Spur 16.

An ABC-7 photographer at the scene said it appeared a car rear-ended a semi-truck without the trailer.

No further details were immediately available from sheriff's officials late Tuesday.