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El Paso man killed after being caught between rear axles of stuck big-rig

May 3, 2021 10:04 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — A 59-year-old man died after he was caught between the rear axles of a big-rig’s trailer that he was helping to move out of…

I-10 traffic snarls in Las Cruces: Semi-truck jackknifes, vehicle catches fire

April 30, 2021 9:18 AM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Friday morning brought a couple of traffic snarls along Interstate 10 in Las Cruces, with separate incidents involving a…

Transmountain rollover car crash & assault investigation uncovers human smuggling operation

April 23, 2021 7:14 AM Jim Parker, Mauricio Casillas

UPDATE, April 26: An investigation into last week’s rollover car crash and related assault along I-10 west at the Transmountain exit has led to the…

2 motorcyclists seriously hurt in Upper Valley crash on Country Club

April 25, 2021 5:35 AM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Two motorcycles crashed in El Paso’s Upper Valley early Sunday, resulting in both motorcyclists being seriously injured. Police…

Lower Valley crash snarls traffic at Gateway East & Hawkins

April 20, 2021 1:32 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A car crash in El Paso’s Lower Valley has snarled Tuesday afternoon traffic. Few details were available about the crash occurring…

18-wheeler, car collide on U.S. 54 near Texas-New Mexico line

April 19, 2021 6:04 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — Emergency crews responded Monday evening to a multi-vehicle crash along U.S. 54 in El Paso near the New Mexico state line. The…

Las Cruces police seek info on 4 weekend shootings that wounded 4

April 19, 2021 2:14 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Las Cruces police said Monday they were investigating four separate shootings that happened over the weekend, three of…

Motorcyclist seriously hurt in crash at east El Paso intersection

April 18, 2021 1:45 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in a crash on El Paso’s east side early Sunday morning. Investigators were summoned to the…

Caught on video: Runaway cement mixer had brake failure that led to deadly crash into semi-trailer on Transmountain Road

April 14, 2021 9:16 AM Jim Parker, Mauricio Casillas

UPDATE, April 16: A runaway cement mixer that crashed into a semi-trailer along Transmountain Road was experiencing brake failure at the time, El…

Woman arrested on manslaughter charge in deadly U.S. 54 crash after release from hospital

April 7, 2021 11:32 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE, April 15: El Paso police said a woman blamed for causing a deadly traffic crash on U.S. 54 earlier this month, as a result of drunk driving…

Area near I-10 and Dallas exit becoming trash eye sore for some El Pasoans

April 15, 2021 12:28 PM Iris Lopez

El Paso, Texas– One El Paso resident isn’t happy about the trash she sees on the side of the freeway every time she heads to work. “There’s…

TxDOT says it’s making progress in major upgrade to Transmountain Road

April 14, 2021 5:53 AM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — Construction along Transmountain Road won’t be going away anytime soon. That’s because the Texas Department of…

Traffic crash shuts down Loop 375 West at Transmountain

April 13, 2021 6:13 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A traffic crash Monday evening blocked all lanes of Loop 375 westbound at Transmountain Road. The Texas Department of…

San Elizario motorcyclist dies after collision with car

April 11, 2021 6:07 PM Kate Bieri, Jim Parker

UPDATE, April 12: A motorcyclist who crashed into a car over the weekend has now died of his injuries, police said Monday. Officers identified him as…

Motorist critically injured in east El Paso crash

April 10, 2021 10:48 PM Kate Bieri

EL PASO, Texas — A motorist has life-threatening injuries after a crash in east El Paso Saturday evening, fire department dispatchers confirmed. The…

TxDOT signs rooting for Baylor in NCAA tourney – some El Paso motorists not thrilled

April 5, 2021 5:17 PM KVIA ABC-7

EL PASO, Texas — The men’s basketball NCAA championship takes place Monday night. So who are you rooting for? If you’re going against the Texas team…

78-year-old El Paso woman dies as car crashes into tree in Album Park

April 5, 2021 12:35 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A 78-year-old El Paso woman whose car crashed into a tree in a park is the city’s 15th traffic fatality of the year, police said…

At least 4 injured, 1 critically, in east El Paso multi-car crash

April 4, 2021 3:25 PM Kate Bieri

EL PASO, Texas – Four people were rushed to the hospital after a multiple vehicle crash in east El Paso Sunday afternoon, a police dispatch spokesman…

Semi-truck loses load on I-10 east at Executive, snarling traffic

April 3, 2021 5:36 PM Brianna Chavez

EL PASO, Texas — An 18-wheeler lost part of its load near Interstate 10 and Executive late Saturday afternoon, according to El Paso police…

Semi-truck leaks hydrogen at I-10/25 interchange in Las Cruces

April 1, 2021 8:33 PM Jim Parker

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A semi-truck leaking refrigerated liquid hydrogen caused a brief closure of the Interstate 10/25 interchange on Thursday…

78-year-old El Pasoan dies from injuries in crash that shut down Railroad Drive for hours

March 31, 2021 2:55 PM Jim Parker

EL PASO, Texas — A 78-year-old man has died from injuries he suffered in a traffic crash that shut down a northeast El Paso roadway for six hours…

31-year-old motorcyclist dies after central El Paso crash

March 28, 2021 6:10 PM Kate Bieri

EL PASO, Texas — A 31-year-old motorcyclist has died from his injuries suffered in crash on Sunday in central El Paso. Police said Monday that Raul…

Motorist seriously injured in west El Paso rollover crash

March 19, 2021 2:33 AM Edwin Delgado, Rachel Phillips

EL PASO — A motorist was seriously injured in a single-car west El Paso traffic crash early Friday morning, according to El Paso Fire Department…

2 El Pasoans injured in Texas truck crash that killed 8 migrants

March 18, 2021 9:03 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

DEL RIO, Texas — ABC-7 has learned two El Pasoans were injured and hospitalized when their pickup truck was struck by another pickup loaded with…

Driver dies after crashing car into Lower Valley house

March 17, 2021 9:34 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE, March 18: A man who crashed his car into a Lower Valley house has now died of his injuries, El Paso police said Thursday. Investigators said…

Man in 20s struck, killed running along I-10 in El Paso

March 17, 2021 8:22 PM Jim Parker

UPDATE, March 18: El Paso police on Thursday identified a pedestrian struck and killed while running across Interstate 10 near Porfirio Diaz as a man…