CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers closed down the Paso Del Norte Bridge in Downtown El Paso for roughly eight hours overnight after a large group of migrants attempted to cross over late Tuesday night. The bridge reopened to pedestrians crossing at 4 a.m. and to vehicle traffic shortly after 6
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EL PASO, Texas — A woman in her 70s was seriously injured after being trapped beneath a pair of crashing cars in downtown El Paso on Tuesday, authorities said. It happened near the intersection of East Overland Avenue and South Kansas Street. Police investigators were summoned to the scene about 12: 15 p.m. It was
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UPDATE, Dec. 28: Police on Monday identified the woman killed in a weekend rollover traffic crash as 36–year-old Iliana Dennis of El Paso. Investigators said it appeared Dennis lost control of her Jeep while speeding, it struck a curb and then swerved into a dirt median before colliding with a backhoe and overturning. Her death
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EL PASO, Texas — A tanker, possibly carrying gasoline, rolled over on its side near the access road to Interstate 10 in central El Paso. The crash happened about 2:15 p.m. near Gateway West and Trowbridge. and there are no injuries, fire dispatch said. A police officer on the scene said the tanker is carrying
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EL PASO, Texas – The first connection in the I-10 Connect project is now open. The new direct connector ramp linking eastbound Loop 375 to eastbound Interstate 10 in central El Paso opened to traffic Tuesday afternoon. With the opening, a motorist who works in west El Paso can now use eastbound Loop 375 (the
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EL PASO, Texas — Two people were injured in a multi-car crash Tuesday evening that led to the shutdown of Loop 375 South near Pellicano for more than a couple hours. El Paso police tweeted just before 10:30 p.m. that all lanes had finally reopened and the traffic backup was cleared. Authorities said the two
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UPDATE, Dec. 17: The pedestrian struck and killed on the Border Highway last weekend was has been identified as 23 –year old Noe Toribio De La Cruz of Guanajuato, Mexico. Police said Thursday that his death was the 68th traffic fatality of the year in El Paso. UPDATE, Dec. 14: Police on Monday said an
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EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and injured in what police described as a hit-and-run in south-central El Paso on Wednesday afternoon. It happened at East Paisano Drive and Val Verde Street. Investigators were summoned to the scene around 2:45 p.m. There was no word on the extent of the pedestrian’s injuries. Police also
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EL PASO, Texas — Three people were seriously injured in a three-car crash that led to a rollover in south-central El Paso on Wednesday afternoon. That crash occurred on Gateway South Boulevard and Memphis Avenue. Traffic investigators were summoned to the collision scene a bit before 2:30 p.m. There was no immediate word as to
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ANTHONY, New Mexico — New Mexico Highway 404 was closed in both directions Tuesday night because of a motor vehicle crash with injuries, a spokesman for the New Mexico State Police said. The crash happened at mile marker 3 and involved a commercial vehicle and a passenger vehicle. The crash closed the road in both
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UPDATE, Dec. 15: Police on Tuesday said a suspected drunk driver was to blame for triggering a 3-car crash the night before that injured several people in the 5500 Block of North Desert near Redd Road. 38–year-old Andres Gilberto Menchaca of El Paso was being held in the downtown jail on $75,000 bond on a
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UPDATE, Dec. 14: Police said Monday that an officer “intentionally” struck by a fleeing car over the weekend suffered broken legs as they put out a public call for help in locating the vehicle. Authorities said three bike patrol officers had approached a black sedan slowing down at the intersection when the driver accelerated towards
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UPDATE: Police said Thursday that a motorcyclist has died at a local hospital after being gravely injured in a downtown El Paso traffic crash the prior night. Authorities identified the victim as 32–year-old Jose Abel Gonzalez of El Paso and said he was the city’s 66th traffic fatality of the year. Investigators said an SUV
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UPDATE, Dec. 7: Police on Monday identified the fatal crash victim as 25-year-old Christian Orozco. Investigators said Orozco was speeding when he lost control of his car and struck a parked van along the said of the road and then a steel pole. He was El Paso’s 65 traffic death of the year compared to
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ANTHONY, Texas – A semi-truck rolled over along Interstate 10 west at Exit 1 near Anthony, El Paso fire officials said. The driver was transported to a hospital with what were described as serious injuries. The crash happened about 4:45 p.m. Saturday and involved just the truck, officials said. No other injuries were reported.
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UPDATE, Dec. 4: BNSF Railway on Friday announced a $10,000 reward to find the person believed responsible for causing a southern New Mexico train derailment by “intentionally placing railroad ties on the tracks.” BNSF officials asked that anyone with information on Wednesday’s act of sabotage contact the railroad’s crime tip line at 1-800-832-5452. The railroad
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EL PASO, Texas — After a UTEP study was published showing that international bridge wait times in September averaged around 75 minutes then decreased to 35 minutes by late October, ABC-7 asked U.S. Customs and Border Protection why the significant drop in time within only a month. “The operation began as an effort to discourage
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EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian was taken to the hospital with serious injuries Thursday morning after being struck by a car in east El Paso. Police said in a tweet that it was a hit and run. Fire department dispatchers confirmed the victim suffered serious injuries as a result of being struck. The incident
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A train collided with a car Wednesday night in Sunland Park and totaled the vehicle, but firefighters said they found no one inside it. The location where the collision occurred was not anywhere near a rail crossing, but it is near the Mexico border. Officials said it was a mystery
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UPDATE, Nov. 28: State troopers have now identified the woman killed in the crash as Alyssa Monique Donaho, 29, of Las Vegas, Nevada. Authorities said Donaho was the mother of all three children injured who remain hospitalized. ORIGINAL REPORT, Nov. 26: SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — A woman was killed and three children hospitalized after a
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EL PASO, Texas – Sun Metro is temporarily suspending service on Thanksgiving and on all Sundays, starting on Dec. 6. The city-run transit service announced the move as a way to combat the surge of Covid-19 cases in the Borderland. The temporary suspension also includes LIFT services, Sun Metro’s curb-to-curb, on-demand service. Last year, 3,917
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Road construction work for the Interstate 25 and University Avenue interchange project in Las Cruces is being halted until Dec. 2 due to rising concerns about the spread of coronavirus in the region. The New Mexico Department of Transportation said Wednesday that it was temporarily stopping work for two weeks
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A woman has been arrested after she allegedly fled from the scene of a crash late Friday night. Sandra Mendoza, 32, was arrested and charged with aggravated DWI, failure to provide notice of a crash and possession of methamphetamine along with three traffic citations. Police say Mendoza was driving along
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – A 46-year-old woman died nearly a week after a three-car collision on Halloween night in northeast El Paso. Police announced Friday that Albina Mayse died from the crash at U.S. 54 and the Diana Street exit. Mayse allegedly was driving at what police called a “high rate of speed” when she
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EL PASO, Texas — A vehicle collision led to the closure of all lanes along Loop 375 at Joe Battle on Thursday evening, causing a significant traffic backup. There was no immediate word on what triggered the crash or whether there were any injures. You can check current traffic conditions by visiting kvia.com/traffic. I-10 East
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EL PASO, Texas – Police have arrested a 31-year-old man after they say he crashed into a rock wall, fled the scene and left a passenger to die last month. El Paso Police say they have arrested 31-year-old Johnny Samaniego and charged him with accident involving death. On Oct. 11, police say Samaniego was driving
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EL PASO, Texas — A police chase of an erratic motorist at speeds exceeding 100 miles an hour ended with a state trooper fatally shooting the driver and his car crashing along Interstate 10 in west El Paso, according to accounts from officials and witnesses. Texas Rangers were investigating the deadly incident that culminated at
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UPDATE: Police on Friday identified a motorcyclist killed in a crash the night before as 63–year-old Eartha Jean Jones. Investigators said Jones’ motorcycle collided with a car during a lane change and she was ejected before being struck by another car. Her death was the 62nd traffic fatality of the year, police data showed, compared
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Transmountain Road was closed early Tuesday morning due to icy conditions, according to a tweet from the Texas Department of Transportation. Snow hit the Borderland overnight leading to several crashes on Interstate-10, snarling drivers on their morning commute. There was no word on when Transmountain Road could re-open. For a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A California man was killed Sunday night in Las Cruces when he crashed his motorcycle. Prashanth J. Williams, 47, of Irvine, Calif., died from injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash shortly after 10 p.m. at Campo Street and Arizona Avenue. Investigators say Williams lost control during a curve, struck
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