EL PASO, Texas — A 50-year-old motorcyclist was killed this weekend in a far east El Paso traffic crash, sheriff’s deputies said Sunday. Pedro Snell Jr. died at a local hospital from injuries suffered in the crash that happened just before 5 p.m. Saturday in the 16700 block of Montana Avenue. The motorcycle was the
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EL PASO, Texas — For many in the Borderland, this weekend is the beginning of spring break. Normally a time set aside for some relaxation but with Covid-19 still prevalent — it may hold some back as gas prices rise and health officials caution against traveling. The U.S. Travel Association says only about 12 percent of Americans,
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EL PASO, Texas — The ongoing construction project on Mesa Street in west El Paso has closed one lane both north and southbound from Castellano to Executive and brought traffic to a crawl. “The congestion was really bad,” said Texas Department of Transportation spokesperson Jennifer Wright.And while it can lead to lots of frustration, Wright said
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UPDATE, March 10: Police on Wednesday identified the elderly woman struck and killed earlier this week while crossing the street as 93-year-old Petra Zamorano of El Paso. Authorities were still looking for a silver or grey PT Cruiser that fled the scene after hitting the woman. ORIGINAL REPORT, March 8: EL PASO, Texas — An
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EL PASO, Texas — A 21-year-old woman who had to be freed from wreckage by firefighters was among three people injured in a two-car crash Tuesday afternoon in far east El Paso. Firefighters said the young woman’s car appeared to have been T-boned at the intersection of Horizon Boulevard and Elsworth Drive around 3:15 p.m.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — No charges will be filed against an 18-year-old minivan driver who struck and killed Las Cruces Public School superintendent Karen Trujillo while she walked her dogs last month, police announced Monday. “Investigators believe the driver’s ability to avoid the crash would have been difficult or impossible,” police said in a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Las Cruces woman remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday after police said she was accidentally run over by a car while teaching her 14-year-old son how to drive. The incident happened at the woman’s home in the 4900 block of Arena Drive on Saturday evening. “Investigators learned that somehow,
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EL PASO, Texas – Police on Friday put out a public call for help in their search for a hit-and-run driver who struck and critically wounded a man earlier in the week in east El Paso. Investigators said the victim was crossing the street in the 1400 block of Zaragoza late Tuesday night when a
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UPDATE, Mar. 1: The driver whose speeding car crashed into a rock wall last month in Las Cruces, injuring herself and her 11-year-old daughter, has been charged by police with child abuse. Police said Monday that Tuyet Anh Bai Ta, 31, is charged with a first-degree felony count of child abuse and a misdemeanor count
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EL PASO, Texas — An elderly woman was struck by a car and injured Saturday morning near a downtown El Paso intersection. It happened in the area of Mesa and Paisano, near a Walgreens pharmacy and a McDonald’s restaurant. Police said the 72-year-old woman who was hit was taken to a hospital with a broken
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A Sun Metro bus crashed into an east El Paso home early Friday morning, causing significant damage and sending the bus driver to the hospital. It happened around 6:30 a.m. in the 1900 block of Anise Drive. Officials said the bus driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to a
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Family, community members and colleagues said Friday they were dealing with “an unimaginable loss” following the death of Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Karen Trujillo. The 50-year-old Trujillo, at the helm of LCPS since 2019 and a former head of the state Public Education Department, was struck by a minivan and killed
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UPDATE, Feb. 26: Police on Friday released an image of the car being sought in a deadly “road rage” attack earlier this month in east El Paso. Authorities asked anyone who can identify the vehicle to call the Crime Stoppers of El Paso hotline at 566-8477(TIPS) or go online to crimestoppersofelpaso.org. “You will remain anonymous
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UPDATE, Feb. 26: El Paso police said Friday that a man struck along the Border Highway a day prior was actually hit by two cars and had died from his injuries. The man’s identity was not released as police said they were still in the process of notifying his family. A police incident report released
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A woman walking her dogs in her neighborhood was struck by a minivan and killed Thursday evening, Las Cruces police said. Multiple sources, including members of the woman’s family, identified the victim to ABC-7 as Las Cruces Public Schools Superintendent Karen Trujillo. LCPD and LCPS did not immediately confirm her
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EL PASO, Texas — A stretch of a busy far east El Paso street was shut down Thursday evening after a traffic crash involving a police officer. That crash happened about 5 p.m. on Zaragoza Road between Escobar Drive and Patrol Avenue, which is near an El Paso police regional command center. Police said one
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EL PASO, Texas — On Tuesday evening, the Texas Dept. of Transportation uploaded a virtual presentation on the several options they are considering for the final plans of the Re-imagine I-10 project in El Paso. Tuesday’s upload comes after TxDOT received more than 100 comments on their first draft presented to the public in 2019.
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — An El Paso man died and two others were injured when he lost control of his pickup truck and plunged off a bridge in Juarez on Sunday, Mexico media outlets reported. El Diario identified the deceased as Joel Molina Soto, 46, of El Paso. It didn’t provide identities of the two
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorist was injured Friday afternoon in a rollover crash along Interstate 10 at the A&M Circle. It happened about 2:30 p.m. near where I-10 and Loop 375 connect in east El Paso. Fire officials said the injured victim was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. No details on
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EL PASO, Texas — A car was involved in a collision and rolled over along Transmountain Road at Interstate 10 westbound on Thursday evening, backing up traffic. Authorities didn’t immediately indicate what led up to the crash or whether there were any injuries. In addition to lane and/or shoulder closures due to the crash, police
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EL PASO, Texas — One person was injured Monday night when a pickup truck crashed into a wall in a residential neighborhood in El Paso’s Upper Valley in what was an apparent hit-and-run case. Police crime scene tape was erected to shut off the 5200 block of White Oak Drive at Post Oak, where the
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El PASO, Texas — Numerous roads throughout the Borderland remained icy Monday, 24 hours after a snowy and bitterly cold winter storm invaded the region and triggered hundreds of traffic crashes. (You can watch video from one of those pileups in the video player above.) While winter weather and wind chill advisories throughout the area
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FORT WORTH, Texas — At least six people were killed and dozens more injured Thursday morning following an icy, more than 100-vehicle freeway pileup, according to Fort Worth police and fire officials. In all, 65 people were hurt in the accident; 36 were taken to hospitals from the crash, several with critical injuries, said Matt
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico — Just a typical day in Ruidoso as a horse crossing causes a slight traffic delay. Ruidoso is well-known for its wildlife, and this day was no different. Watch in the video player above to see footage taken by ABC affiliate KOAT viewer Jesus Figueroa of the wild animals.
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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
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CLINT, Texas — A sinkhole emerged Tuesday that forced the closure of a stretch of Camino De La Rosa Road in the Clint area of far east El Paso County for repairs, the Sheriff’s Office said. Lower Valley Water District crews were working on those repairs in the 200 block of Camino De La Rosa.
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UPDATE, Feb. 9: Police on Tuesday identified a woman killed in a rollover crash near Las Cruces High School about a week ago. Police said 31-year-old Nicole Monique Escalera died when she was ejected from her car after crashing; she was not wearing a seatbelt. Investigators also said in a statement released Tuesday that they
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EL PASO, Texas — The driver of a car involved a deadly wrong-way head-on crash along Interstate 10 over the weekend has been charged with intoxication manslaughter, El Paso police said Monday. 42–year-old Deborah Sanchez was being held in the downtown jail following her arrest on the charge. Police traffic investigators said they believe Sanchez
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UPDATE, Feb. 8: El Paso police said Monday that drunken driving was the cause of a single-car crash over the weekend that killed a passenger and left the driver hospitalized. Police identified the deceased as 26–year-old Angel Sanchez of El Paso, while they said 25–year-old Geena Quintana of El Paso was hospitalized in serious condition.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Interstate 10 westbound near Vinton reopened about an hour after a semi-trailer fire led to a complete closure of the interstate. The fire broke out just before 5 a.m. and emergency crews had closed off both lanes. It led to major delays for drivers, but the backup quickly cleared up.
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