EL PASO, Texas — A car caught fire and exploded along the side of Interstate 10 near Rubin, impairing visibility for drivers as it sent thick, black smoke wafting across the highway. The late Friday morning car blaze occurred along the westbound interstate near exit 14, and the right two lanes were closed as flames
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EL PASO, Texas — A tractor-trailer rig rolled over midday Thursday after being involved in a two-vehicle crash along Interstate 10. That collision happened about 11:45 a.m. on I-10 near Transmountain Road. Fire officials said there was no immediate word on any injuries. Police indicated there were lane reductions both eastbound and westbound due to
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EL PASO, Texas — A semi-truck apparently ran over the top of a pickup truck during a crash along the Gateway West on-ramp to Interstate 10 on Wednesday evening that seriously injured a motorist, eyewitnesses and authorities said. The wreck backed up traffic on the westbound interstate from the Harnose exit to Horizon City during
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UPDATE 4/22: The speeding driver who died was identified by El Paso police as 30 -year old Daniel Stubbemann. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL PASO, Texas — A speeding driver who ran a stop sign is blamed for causing a fiery 3-vehicle crash Friday on El Paso’s east side that resulted in his own death. That crash
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EL PASO, Texas — A bicyclist was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured Tuesday night in south central El Paso. It happened around 7 p.m. in the 4200 block of Alameda at the intersection with Washington Street. The bicyclist, identified by police as 38-year-old Joseph Cruz, remained hospitalized on Wednesday with life-threatening injuries. Investigators
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UPDATE: Police on Tuesday identified the pedestrian killed as 25-year-old Nathan Jaime of El Paso. Authorities did not indicate whether the driver of the car that struck him would face any charges. Jaime was the 22nd traffic fatality of the year, compared to 18 deaths a year ago at this time, according to police data.
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ANTHONY, New Mexico — A semi-truck was blown over by high winds and into a guardrail along NM 213 near Anthony on Friday evening, forcing the closure of the highway for a few hours. The crash happened at NM 213 northbound at mile-post 1, according to the New Mexico Department of Transportation which advised of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — High wind and blowing dust were causing a travel hazard along the Interstate 10 corridor on Friday afternoon, the New Mexico Department of Transportation said in a warning to motorists. A high wind warning from the National Weather Service was in effect until midnight in El Paso and Hudspeth Counties
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A driver was killed Thursday morning after he crashed a City of El Paso Streets and Maintenance Department truck into a median along the Border Highway near U.S. 54. Police later identified the victim of the 6:10 a.m. wreck as 44-year-old Federico Flores, a city employee. A police report indicated
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EL PASO, Texas — Two people were injured, one of them seriously, in a hit-and-run along U.S. 54 on Monday morning, police said. It happened along U.S. 54 north at exit 25 and resulted in the highway being shut down for investigators. All traffic was being forced to exit at Railroad. The two victims hurt
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Streetcar will be suspending all operations on Sunday in response to the coronavirus outbreak. For anyone who relies on the Streetcar to get around downtown El Paso, officials said they should plan on riding the Sun Metro instead. The bus service is waiving all fairs beginning Sunday. Other
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EL PASO, Texas — Sun Metro will be waiving all bus fares starting Sunday and will make schedule changes on Monday in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The City of El Paso said fixed route, BRIO and LIFT services will give free rides until further notice; the streetcar will waive fees as well. Sun Metro
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FABENS, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a serious crash that sent one person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries Friday morning. EPCSO said the crash happened around 6:30 a.m. in the 18200 block of Alameda Ave. Investigators said the crash only involved one vehicle. It’s not clear how the
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EL PASO, Texas — A 63-year-old man died after suffering a medical condition and crashing his car at an east El Paso intersection late Tuesday night, police said. It happened around 11 p.m. at Seahorse Drive and George Dieter, not far from Pebble Hills. The victim, whose name was not released, was taken to the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso police said a woman was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a serious one-car crash on the city’s east side. The crash happened just after 3 a.m. in the 1100 block of Yarbrough, which is right by Gateway West. A police officer on the scene told
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DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico – A rollover crash along New Mexico State Road 28 south of Las Cruces has killed a 36-year-old man. State police on Monday identified the victim as David Valdez of La Mesa. He died about 10 a.m. Friday when police said he lost control of this car, rolled it over
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EL PASO, Texas — A two-car crash involving a police car shut down a busy east El Paso intersection for several hours Thursday evening as traffic investigators tried piecing together what happened. The collision occurred around 5 p.m. at George Dieter and Edgemere. Emergency dispatchers said the two officers in the police vehicle weren’t hurt,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A pedestrian was struck by a car and seriously injured just north of downtown El Paso early Wednesday morning. El Paso police said it happened after 2:30 a.m. near the intersection of Mesa Street and Wyoming Avenue. Police have only identified the pedestrian as a man. The driver has not
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EL PASO, Texas — A crash along southbound Loop 375 at Alameda on Tuesday night led to a shutdown of two lanes of the highway, causing a significant traffic backup. The crash involving a car and a semi-truck happened around 8:30 p.m. Police and fire crews were on scene, and firefighters said one person was
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EL PASO, Texas — Don’t forget to change your clocks this weekend, it’s Daylight Saving and that means you will lose an hour of sleep. Kerran Fowlkes with Sunny Day Defensive Driving told ABC-7 getting less than five hours of sleep before driving can be dangerous for everyone on the road. Fowlkes says it can
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EL PASO, Texas — A 42-year-old man was struck by a car and killed Friday night in a hit-and-run along a busy street in northeast El Paso, police said Saturday. The pedestrian who died was identified by police as William Munoz of El Paso. Investigators indicated he was walking along the street about 6:45 p.m.
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UPDATE 3/7: El Paso police said Saturday they were notified by the Medical Examiner’s Office that the man involved in this crash died on March 3, one week after being ejected in the rollover of his pick-up on Feb. 25. Police have now identified the victim as 48-year old Johnnie April O’Hara of Chaparral, New
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A crash involving a semi-truck and a minivan injured a motorist and snarled traffic at the interchange of Interstate 25 and Interstate 10 early Thursday afternoon. The 12:20 p.m. crash resulted in the closure of the I-25 southbound loop to I-10 westbound until about 2 p.m. New Mexico State Police
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EL PASO, Texas — A giant sinkhole, big enough to swallow a car, opened up in a section of east El Paso known for flooding on Tuesday afternoon. The sinkhole occurred at Sam Snead and Orville Moody Lane, about a block off of Lee Trevino. Police shut off the area to traffic after the sinkhole
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EL PASO, Texas — An 18-wheeler tractor-trailer rig jackknifed late Tuesday night along a rain-slicked Interstate 10 near downtown. The semi-truck crash happened just before 10 p.m. during a period of heavy rain moving through the area. While no injuries were reported, the incident caused police to shut down all westbound lanes of the interstate
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El Paso, Texas — A skateboarder was struck by a car and killed late Monday night near a northeast El Paso intersection along a busy road. The deadly incident happened about 10 p.m. in the 10400 block of Dyer Street at Grouse Road. Police said the skateboarder, who they’ve been unable to identify so far,
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EL PASO, Texas — A ruptured wastewater main on Sunland Park between Interstate 10 and Doniphan caused traffic issues Monday afternoon and evening, but El Paso Water officials said there were no service outages. The broken main was believed to have been leaking wastewater for hours before officials publicly acknowledged it in a tweet just
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EL PASO, Texas — A multi-vehicle crash Monday evening led to a car flipping over along Interstate 10 eastbound at Yarbrough. Fire dispatchers said two people were treated at the scene of the rollover collision for minor injuries. The crash had backed up traffic on the eastbound interstate past Viscount, creating delays for commuters during
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EL PASO, Texas — Two people were injured late Friday morning from a 3-vehicle crash along El Paso’s Transmountain Road at Rushing, authorities said. Both crash victims had minor injuries but were taken to local hospitals, fire dispatchers said. Details on what led to the crash were not immediately known, but police said it involved
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EL PASO, Texas — The driver who allegedly struck and seriously wounded an El Paso firefighter — and then drove off — earlier this month has been arrested, police announced Tuesday night. The SUV involved in the incident was also found, El Paso police said, indicating that “a tip from a citizen who ‘heard something'”
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