ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Three people, including an El Paso woman, were killed in a four-vehicle crash in the Odessa area on Wednesday. State troopers identified the El Paso fatality as 30-year-old Glenn Juarez. The two others killed were from Odessa: 25-year-old Marlene Olivas and her 9-month old daughter, Magdaly. According to the Texas Department
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TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police shot and wounded a Las Cruces man wanted for stealing dozens of guns after a chase along Interstate 25 near Truth or Consequences Wednesday morning. According to the U.S. Border Patrol, authorities began the pursuit when a car carrying the wanted felon sped away from the highway
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UPDATE, Oct. 21: Police said a woman pried from the wreckage of a drunk driving crash in east El Paso earlier this month has now died, becoming the second fatality from that collision. 45–year-old Claudia Del Hierro had been hospitalized since Oct. 7 with critical injuries. She becomes the city’s 61st traffic death of the
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UPDATE, Oct. 20: Police said a 50-year-old El Paso woman has died from injuries in a traffic crash that occurred just minutes down the street from her home. Bobby Jo Catlett was taken to a hospital, where she later died, following Saturday night’s crash in the 2000 block of N. Yarbrough in east El Paso;
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EL PASO, Texas — Two cars collided at a busy west El Paso intersection Sunday night, causing one of the vehicles to flip over onto its top. The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. at Doniphan Drive and Sunland Park Drive. There was no immediate word on injuries from the crash or what caused it.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Traffic investigators with the El Paso Police Department were at the scene of a serious, two-car crash on the east side early Thursday morning. An emergency dispatcher told ABC-7 that one person was seriously injured in the collision. It happened just after 4 a.m. at the 12000 block of Paseo
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EL PASO, Texas — A traffic collision along Interstate 10 westbound at Executive Center Boulevard shut down the highway completely for a couple of hours and then remained with two lanes blocked until about 4 p.m. Police said the Wednesday afternoon crash occurred around 1:10 p.m. and the traffic backup was to Schuster. By 3
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UPDATE Oct. 13: Police said Tuesday that a man killed in a fiery crash two days earlier in far east El Paso was the victim of murder, and officials confirmed to ABC-7 that the victim was a U.S. Army logistics officer stationed at Fort Bliss. 27–year-old Army Capt. Malcolm Xavier Perry died of injuries he
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Police on Monday said 31–year-old April Pedroza died of injuries she suffered in a single-vehicle crash in central El Paso on Sunday. Investigators said she was a passenger in an SUV being driven by an unknown man who fled on foot from the wreckage after crashing into a rock wall in
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EL PASO, Texas — A Texas man involved a traffic collision along Interstate 10 in El Paso was arrested after he tried to carjack the SUV he had struck with his truck, police said Monday. 36–year-old Travis Termel Harris of Universal City, Texas was being held on $305,000 bond in the downtown jail on charges
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash with a vehicle Sunday evening in far east El Paso. Sheriff’s deputies said the collision happened around 6:30 p.m. in the 17900 block of Montana Avenue. The victim was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The cause of the crash, which
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Newly released 911 calls depict the terror and alarm from bystanders who witnessed a Las Cruces car crash that authorities say led to a deputy fatally shooting an armed man on Sunday morning. “You know what? Now he just pulled a gun out of his – he just pulled a
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UPDATE: Socorro police have now released a description of the car being sought for a deadly hit-and-run earlier this month that killed 48-year-old bicyclist Armando Perez. Police said Friday they are searching for a dark grey 1994-2004 Ford Mustang convertible with paper tags, with a possible shattered window, and damage to the front right side
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UPDATE: The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office delivered a two-minute briefing on Wednesday morning where they released the identity of an armed man shot by a deputy in the moments following a Las Cruces traffic crash involving two vehicles. Sheriff’s Capt. Jon Day said 27-year-old Diego Eguino-Alcala was taken to a local hospital after being
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EL PASO, Texas — A crash involving a semi-truck blocked all lanes on Gateway East at Tony Lama during the Wednesday afternoon commute. There was no immediate word on what triggered the crash, but fire department dispatchers said it appeared there were no injuries. Police estimated it would likely be 6 p.m. before the crash
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UPDATE: New Mexico State Police said Monday that a 10-year-old girl who had been hospitalized following an I-10 crash last month has now died of her injuries. State police declined to release the name of the deceased because of her age. The girl had been flown to an El Paso hospital, where she died days
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UPDATE: A speeding car that may have been racing triggered Sunday’s crash that left a teenage passenger severely injured, while two other teens suffered lesser injuries, Las Cruces police said Monday. The driver of the car lost control and crashed into a brick wall and then a tree along Solano Drive, investigators said, leaving a
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UPDATE: U.S. Army officials say a motorcyclist killed in an El Paso traffic crash earlier in the week was a decorated soldier at Fort Bliss who had previously deployed overseas in the war on terror. Spc. Samuel Birmingham, a 21-year-old California native, was a unit supply specialist assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Armor Regiment, 2nd
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EL PASO, Texas — Six to eight vehicles were involved in a crash on Interstate 10 westbound at Paisano/Trowbridge on Friday evening, police said. It wasn’t immediately known what triggered the crash shortly before 7 p.m. A fire department spokesman said two people were taken to hospitals with injuries from the collision; neither were believed
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EL PASO, Texas — A vehicle collision Thursday evening forced the closure of all lanes along Loop 375 southbound at North Loop. The traffic backup as of 6:15 p.m. was all the way to Interstate 10. Police said the wreckage was cleared just before 7 p.m. No further details about the crash were immediately available.
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El PASO, Texas — Sun Metro transit officials, citing low ridership, announced route cuts Wednesday. Some of the routes set to be eliminated on Sunday are expected to return when demand for public transit increases again, officials indicated. The routes to be cut until further notice are: Route 1: Eastside Express Alternate routes: 53, 59, 72, 74
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said a driver was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash on the east side early Wednesday morning. 44–year-old Elizabeth Ann Rodriguez was listed in critical condition at University Medical Center with severe head trauma. Police indicated she was not wearing her seat belt
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EL PASO, Texas — Court documents show the father of three children who died in a northeast El Paso car crash over a week ago smelled of alcohol at the time of the crash and admitted to police that he was headed to pick up more beer. Juan Angel Loera failed two breathalyzer tests the
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EL PASO, Texas — A 46-year-old El Paso man is accused of being drunk when his car ran a red light and collided with a motorcycle along Transmountain Drive over the weekend, seriously injuring two other men. Police said Arturo Caballero was being held Monday in the downtown jail on $125,000 bond on a charge
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KERMIT, Texas – An El Pasoan was killed in a head-on car-truck crash in Winkler County, about 250 miles east of El Paso, on Sunday night, troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety said. Enrique Porras, 37, was driving along State Highway 302 about four miles east of Kermit in the Pecos Valley of
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Drivers of two vehicles that collided in northeast El Paso last weekend, killing three young children and seriously injuring two others, have both been arrested, police said Thursday. Authorities contend the children’s father, 28-year-old Juan Angel Loera, was drunk at the time of the crash – while the other driver, 18-year-old
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UPDATE #2: Heather Mariah Grace Funk and Earnest Thomas Fudge were located and arrested on Thursday, according to Dona Ana County jail booking records. Funk is charged with two counts of failure to stop and render aid and two counts of leaving the scene, while Fudge is charged with one count of harboring or aiding
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You can check current traffic conditions by visiting KVIA.com/traffic. I-10 East at Yarbrough, road debris, FINAL, all lanes open, backup to Hawkins.— @EPPOLICETRAFFIC (@eppolicetraffic) September 24, 2020 I-10 East at Yarbrough, road debris, update, left three lanes remain closed, backup to Viscount, clearing time until further notice.— @EPPOLICETRAFFIC (@eppolicetraffic) September 24, 2020 I-10 East at
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – As family and friends gathered for funeral services of three children killed in a tragic traffic crash in northeast El Paso earlier in the week, new information surfaced about their father who was behind the wheel of the family SUV during that crash. The services were taking place Wednesday evening at
Continue Reading UPDATE: El Paso police said a deadly crash Sunday night that killed three children and seriously injured two others was a case of hit-and-run and they were in search of a driver who fled the scene. Investigators released the new details about the crash investigation late Monday afternoon. They identified the children killed as being
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