EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Border Patrol chief for the El Paso sector said Saturday that one of the deadliest car crashes in the city’s history was the result of a human smuggling attempt. Thursday’s early morning crash in the downtown area that killed seven and seriously injured three others came after Border Patrol
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EL PASO, Texas — Patricia Cervantes believes her son, 18-year-old Gustavo Cervantes, is one the yet to be identified victims from an El Paso car crash stemming from a Border Patrol chase that killed 7 people. Cervantes told ABC-7 she went to the crash site early Thursday morning and described her son’s tattoos to an
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The seven people who were killed and three injured when a car being pursued by the U.S. Border Patrol crashed are citizens of three different countries, El Paso police said Friday. The crash victims, ranging in age from at least 16 to 25, included residents of El Paso and Ciudad Juarez,
Continue Reading CLICK HERE for an update on this story. EL PASO, Texas — Seven people were killed and three others seriously injured after a vehicle trying to escape Border Patrol crashed into a semi-trailer parked outside a building early Thursday morning in downtown El Paso, authorities said. The crash, believed to be one of the deadliest
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UPDATE: Police on Thursday released the identity of the pedestrian killed as 49-year-old Ricky Snodgrass. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Police Department said a 49-year-old man was struck and killed early Tuesday morning near the El Paso County Coliseum. It happened about 3:30 a.m. along the 4300 block of Delta
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EL PASO, Texas — As a part of a 26-hour closure, Interstate 10 at Executive Center will be closed in both directions until early Sunday morning. The closure started at 4 a.m. Saturday and is expected to run until Sunday at 6 a.m. If you are travelling east on I-10, exit at Sunland Park and
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorist was seriously injured Monday evening in a rollover crash along Loop 375. The car flipped over around 5:45 p.m. near the Zaragoza exit. The driver of that car was transported to the hospital in serious condition, dispatchers indicated. What caused the rollover accident wasn’t immediately known. Monday’s crash scene
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Protesters seeking police reforms prompted the closure of some roadways in Las Cruces on Saturday. As of 11:30 a.m., demonstrators blocked traffic on Lohman Avenue at Walnut Street. The protest was expected to head east down Lohman to Telshor Boulevard, and authorities anticipated that intersection could be shut down too.
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — A crash on Interstate 10 eastbound at Geronimo caused a partial closure of I-10 on Saturday morning. Officials said two vehicles were involved, including a semi, around 7:30 a.m. Two ambulances were dispatched to the scene, but it’s unclear if there are any injuries. Authorities advise to avoid the area and
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EL PASO, Texas — Three people were hurt, including a child, after a car crashed into a semi-truck Friday evening along the Border Highway in El Paso’s Lower Valley. The crash happened just after 6 p.m. on the Border Highway East at the Zaragoza exit, which typically has long lines of semis waiting to get
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HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas — An El Paso motorist died and several others were seriously injured in a head-on highway crash Thursday morning just east of a Border Patrol checkpoint. That crash, involving a pickup truck towing a trailer and a car, occurred along U.S. Highway 62/180 near milepost 54 just after 9 a.m. The Texas Department
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police identified a 30-year-old woman as the victim of a deadly one-car crash over the weekend in the 9900 block of Railroad Avenue, just south of Loop 375. Police on Monday said Jacqueline Fitts was the driver and only person in the car. Traffic investigators reported the death just
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EL PASO, Texas — A vehicle drove off a cliff along Transmountain Road and landed in a ravine Friday afternoon, injuring the 19-year-old driver. Sheriff’s deputies said the vehicle was headed westbound on Transmountain near the Border Control Museum when the driver, who was identified as a Fort Bliss soldier, lost control and went off
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UPDATE: Police said Friday that 50–year old Wendi Scarcelli had died of the injuries she suffered in the crash almost a week ago along N. Mesa Street in west El Paso. A police summary of the incident released Friday indicates investigators have been unable to determine what caused the now-deadly crash. A detective wrote: “For
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EL PASO, Texas — The Texas Department of Transportation’s GO-10 project is now in its final phases. During the I-10 shutdown, traffic was diverted to Mesa Street. The problem is that road was not built to handle freeway traffic and this caused the street to break apart, needing to be redone. Construction began before the
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EL PASO, Texas — A man was struck and killed by a dump truck on Monday in far east El Paso, sheriff’s deputies said. The deadly incident happened about 7:40 a.m. at the intersection of Rojas Drive and Eastlake Boulevard. Investigators described the man as a pedestrian, but didn’t indicate if he was crossing the
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EL PASO, Texas — Interstate 10 was shut down in both directions through west El Paso late Friday night after a wrong-way driver suspected of being drunk collided with another car driven by a police officer, authorities told ABC-7. Police said a vehicle traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes crashed into the officer’s vehicle. It
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police bomb squad on Thursday removed a “suspicious item” from an east side intersection. The intersection of Edgemere and Seabrook was shut down for hours after officers discovered the item and summoned the bomb removal team. That item was found near a bus stop in the typically busy
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VADO, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police said Saturday that they were looking for the driver of a pickup truck involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a motorcyclist earlier this week in Dona Ana County. That fatal collision happened around 2 p.m. Thursday at 10581 Alturas Street in Vado. Authorities identified the
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EL PASO, Texas — An 85-year-old El Paso man has died at a local hospital after being struck by a car late Tuesday night, authorities said. Police on Wednesday identified the victim as Marco Antonio Menier and indicated he died just a block away from his home. He was hit in the 1800 block of
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EL PASO, Texas — A man was killed after his car veered into on-coming traffic and crashed head-on into a minivan Monday afternoon along a northeast El Paso street, police said Tuesday. That collision happened around 2 p.m. Monday in the 12000 block of McCombs. Police on Tuesday identified the deceased as 37-year-old Michael Aceto.
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police officer crashed his police motorcycle while trying to catch up to a speeder and was seriously injured Tuesday morning, authorities said. The crash at Loop 375 and Padres was reported by police about 10:30 a.m. An officer running radar was attempting to stop a speeding vehicle when
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist has died from injuries he suffered after he crashed into the rear of a car and then was struck by truck, El Paso police said Monday. The now-deadly crash occurred on Interstate 10 westbound approaching Hawkins in east El Paso around 4:45 p.m. Saturday. Officers identified the victim as
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman was killed and her infant child and boyfriend were injured after their car hydroplaned off a wet road into a cement pillar on Mother’s Day, police said Monday. The deadly accident happened about 8 p.m. Sunday in the 3900 block of Delta. The deceased was identified as
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorist died in a single-vehicle crash over the weekend at a busy intersection in west El Paso moments after speeding away from the scene of another crash she was involved in, police said Monday. The deadly crash happened around 11 a.m. Saturday at Doniphan and Country Club drives. The woman
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — A four-vehicle crash in Sunland Park late Saturday night killed one woman and injured six other people, state police said. It happened along McNutt Road (NM 273) at the Pete Domenici Highway (NM 136) about 11 p.m. when police said the driver of a truck crossed the center line and
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EL PASO, Texas — A crash in far east El Paso late Friday night left a motorcyclist fighting for life, police said. It was reported at Gateway East and Zaragosa around midnight. The motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the crash, according to officers. The rider was taken the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Police
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EL PASO, Texas — A man helping a neighbor do automotive work on his pickup truck was killed Wednesday night when police said he was accidentally run over after placing the vehicle into neutral. Authorities on Thursday identified the victim as Filiberto Beltran and the owner of the pickup as Rafael Casares. Both El Pasoans
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EL PASO — A man thought to have been struck by a pickup truck early Monday in east El Paso actually caused himself to be seriously injured when he jumped out of the moving vehicle, police said. The incident happened in the 11300 block of Pebble Hills Boulevard at the intersection with Gilberto Avila Street
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EL PASO, Texas — A fuel spill from a truck snarled traffic along Interstate 10 westbound through downtown El Paso on Friday afternoon. The three right lanes of I-10 west at downtown were closed due to the spill, so traffic was having to get by using just one lane. Police said traffic was backed up
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