EL PASO, Texas — Two people suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash that led to a rollover Wednesday afternoon in central El Paso. It happened about 2 p.m. on Altura Avenue at Pershing Drive, when a car and an SUV collided – with the impact causing the SUV to overturn. Two crash victims went
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EL PASO, Texas — Traffic was snarled during the Tuesday evening rush hour along Interstate 10 at the Spaghetti Bowl as police crisis management and SWAT teams converged on the area due to a suicide attempt. Police closed all lanes of I-10 eastbound and westbound at the U.S. 54/ Juarez exit due to a woman
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EL PASO, Texas — It has been nearly five months since 7-year-old Alexa Barrera was hit and killed by a car as she walked to school at Oran Roberts Elementary in west El Paso. Her death underscores the dangers of driving in school zones and her memory still haunts many in the El Paso Independent
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EL PASO — A motorist suffered serious injuries following a rollover crash in northeast El Paso. The crash happened around 1:15 a.m near the intersection of Dyer and Leo streets. Police said the car that rolled over was the only one vehicle involved. No further details were available.
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EL PASO, Texas — Seven people were injured in a fiery rollover crash at a busy northeast El Paso intersection during the evening rush hour Monday, and police suspected drunk driving in the incident. That crash involving a pickup truck and an SUV happened at Sean Haggerty and Dyer around 5:45 p.m. in what the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A woman and a child were critically injured late Monday afternoon in a 3-vehicle crash at a Las Cruces intersection. The crash happened at Sonoma Ranch and Sirocco Avenue. The two injured victims were flown from the scene to University Medical Center in El Paso. No further details were available.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After an extremely close call, police in Las Cruces are reminding drivers to apply their parking brakes before exiting a vehicle. “God was watching out for everybody that was involved in that whole thing yesterday,” said Gina Rojas. Rojas told ABC-7 she and her boyfriend were leaving Dillard’s at the
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EL PASO, Texas — A man was struck by a pickup truck and killed Friday night at a northeast El Paso intersection. Police on Saturday identified the victim as 32-year old Steven Lee Matthews. Matthews was crossing the street when he was hit in the 7600 block of Diana at Vulcan around 8 p.m. Friday,
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EL PASO, Texas — Traffic was shut down late Thursday night on Interstate 10 westbound at McRae due to a multi-vehicle crash. The freeway closure occurred shortly before 10 p.m. and it re-opened about an hour later around 11 p.m. Police and fire crews responded to the scene of the pileup crash that appeared to
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VADO, New Mexico — Two teens were found dead late Tuesday morning after their motorcycle crashed into a fence in front of a home in Vado. The crash wreckage was discovered about 11 a.m. in a yard near the intersection of Plaza Avenue and Cristo Avenue. Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputies identified one of the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso firefighter and emergency room nurse Armando Lopez remains hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle last week after responding to an emergency call on the west-side of Transmountain. Police said a black SUV or pickup truck drove around a firetruck that was positioned to protect first responders and hit
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Texas Roadhouse staff remained at a loss for words Monday after they had learned one of their co-workers and friends was killed over the weekend. 35-year-old Benjamin Hardin was struck by a car along Transmountain Road in El Paso early Sunday morning. The restaurant closed its doors to the public
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EL PASO, Texas — Two cars collided and one overturned along Interstate 10 at Hawkins on Monday afternoon. The crash and car flip happened around 1:30 p.m. There was no immediate word as what caused the collision or if there were any injuries. Fire dispatchers said no one was taken to the hospital from the
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EL PASO, Texas — A man who crashed his car and then began walking along Transmountain Road was struck and killed early Sunday morning, authorities said. Police on Monday identified the victim as 35-year-old Benjamin Hardin of El Paso. His death happened at Transmountain near Resler around 4 a.m. Sunday. When the crash happened Sunday,
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EL PASO, Texas — An 88-year-old man has now died as a result of injuries he suffered in a traffic crash two weeks ago, El Paso police said Monday. Antonio Medina Miranda’s car was sideswiped by another car along U.S. 54 south while entering Interstate 10 east on Jan. 31. The impact from the collision
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EL PASO, Texas — A motorcyclist was injured in a crash at Interstate 10 and Mesa just before noon Sunday. Police briefly closed off I-10 westbound due to the accident. It appears the motorcycle that crashed was riding in a group of motorcyclists along the interstate. Other motorcyclists could be seen parked along the shoulder
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RADIUM SPRINGS, New Mexico – Loose gravel on a five-mile stretch of Interstate 25 is responsible for thousands of dollars worth of car damage, motorists who live in Radium Springs tell ABC-7. “It’s awful,” said Mike Martinez, who has had five vehicles damaged by debris on I-25. “We get peppered.” On Friday, state vehicles were
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Firefighters worked Friday morning to put out a car fire on Loop 375 North near Montwood. A grey sedan caught fire around 7 a.m. Emergency dispatchers told ABC-7 that no one was hurt in the blaze. The burning car was on the shoulder, and emergency crews had to
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso woman thought to have suffered minor injuries in a late January car crash has now died from those injuries over two week later, becoming the city’s 12th traffic death of the year, authorities said Friday. The Medical Examiners’ Office notified police of the death of 44-year old Bernadette
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BARSTOW, Texas — An El Paso man has been killed in a car crash near Barstow. The Texas Department of Public Safety says 37-year-old Horacio Acosta-Ramirez died in the head-on crash earlier this week. DPS says he was traveling westbound on business Interstate 20 in Ward County when the driver of another vehicle fell asleep,
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FORT HANCOCK, Texas — The fire chief in the Hudspeth County community of Fort Hancock was killed Wednesday night in a rollover crash involving a firetruck along Highway 20, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Officials said 71-year-old Manuel Galindo Jr. was driving the firetruck on the eastbound highway when it veered off
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(Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect a change in the color of the vehicle that authorities now say they are looking for.) EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — An El Paso firefighter who had responded to an accident scene was struck by a vehicle on Transmountain at Paseo Del Norte Wednesday morning in
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UPDATE: The speeding driver accused of causing last Wednesday’s deadly crash was released from the hospital on Tuesday and then arrested by police on a manslaughter charge. Authorities said Andreus Michael Johnson, 20, was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility where he was being held on a $100,000 bond. Police said a mugshot
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EL PASO, Texas — A Winter Weather Advisory issued by the National Weather Service remained in effect for Las Cruces and the El Paso metro areas until 5 a.m. Wednesday. But ABC-7 chief meteorologist ‘Doppler’ Dave Speelman said our winter storm was already exiting after bringing rain, sleet and then snow across the area on
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EL PASO, Texas – A motorcyclist who was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash in downtown El Paso over the weekend has now died, police said Tuesday. According to police, 58 –year old Arturo Lopez Jr. of El Paso became the city’s 11th traffic fatality of the year when he died
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EL PASO, Texas — Wet roads can increase your likelihood of being in a deadly car crash by 34%, according to a study in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. “The biggest reason that it’s dangerous to drive in wet and rainy weather is because the road surface that you’re driving on is slipperier,”
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Mesquite man who police contend was drunk and speeding when his car was involved in a deadly crash over the weekend has been charged with vehicular homicide, authorities said Monday. Adolfo Angel Gurrola-Romero, 22, was being held without bond in the Dona Ana County Detention Center. In addition to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash that happened along Bataan West Memorial early Saturday morning. Las Cruces police said it occurred around 4 a.m. at Bataan Memorial and Tayvis Road. Bataan Memorial West was closed from Jornada Road to Sonoma Ranch Boulevard, and the Sonoma Ranch Boulevard exit
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EL PASO, Texas — A man on a motorized scooter in El Paso’s Lower Valley was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured Friday night in a possible hit-and-run near a church. Police said the man was hit before 8:30 p.m. at 210 S. Clark Drive, which is the address for Santo Nino De Atocha
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EL PASO, Texas — Gas prices continue to dip in the Sun City leading many to the pumps to cash in on the savings. While the savings are nice, they are not permanent as experts say it’s a usual trend for gas prices to dip in the winter time, and rise again during the spring
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