HORIZON, Texas — El Paso County Sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday identified a man who was struck and killed by a car while crossing the street in Horizon earlier in the week. The victim was 38-year-old Samuel Josue Hernandez. Investigators said he was in a crosswalk at the intersection of Horizon Boulevard and Bowdoin Street when
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EL PASO, Texas– Heads up if you plan on traveling west on I-10 tonight. An emergency closure of I-10 west at Airway and Geronimo is happening tonight from 5 p.m. to midnight. According to a tweet sent out by TXDOT, the three right lanes on I-10 west near Between Airway and Geronimo will be closed
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EL PASO, Texas — Speeding and drinking were blamed as key factors in a late night rollover crash involving a Hummer that critically injured the driver and also left a teenager hospitalized, police said Friday. The traffic collision occurred Thursday night in the 6400 block of South Desert near Artcraft on El Paso’s west side.
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EL PASO, Texas — An SUV driver alleged to have been drunk when he slammed into a semi-truck and triggered a deadly chain-reaction incident along Interstate 10 at Loop 375 earlier this week has been arrested on multiple charges. Martin Castaneda, 24, was being held Thursday on $350,000 bond in the El Paso County Detention
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Police on Wednesday leveled a felony charge against a 34-year-old driver for a hit-and-run accident that killed a man crossing the street near a Family Dollar store in October. Daniel R. Aranda of Las Cruces was charged with a third-degree felony count of knowingly leaving the scene of an accident
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EL PASO, Texas — A former Fort Bliss soldier was killed when his car hydroplaned on a wet road and crashed into a light pole in northeast El Paso and the vehicle was nearly split in half. It happened at 4:45 p.m. Monday at McCombs and Railroad Drive. Police on Tuesday identified the victim as
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EL PASO, Texas — One man was killed and two others were hurt when an SUV slammed into a semi-truck along Interstate 10 west at the Loop 375 north interchange late Monday night. Police and fire officials indicated two men were outside assisting the driver of a semi that was stopped on the ramp about
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EL PASO, Texas – MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) is reminding El Paso drivers this holiday season and always to plan ahead for a safe ride if their festivities include alcohol. MADD is launching the annual Tie One On for Safety campaign, asking adults to display a red ribbon on their vehicles as a reminder
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EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian was struck by a car and killed along Interstate 10 eastbound at Yarbrough on Monday night. Police on Wednesday identified the victim as 56-year-old Ricardo Fraire of El Paso. Investigators said he attempted to cross the eastbound lanes of the interstate on foot when he was struck about 8:30
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EL PASO, Texas — Bad weather conditions can make roadways more dangerous. The Texas Department of Transportation suggests that, during rain, it is important to increase distance between your car and the car ahead of you. TxDOT also recommends reducing your speed to a third of the speed you would normally drive. TxDOT reports that
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(Editor’s note: The family is seeking help to pay for the funerals. If you’re interested in donating, there is a link at the bottom of this article.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The family of a Las Cruces mother and son killed in a suspected drunk driving crash in El Paso over the weekend said
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EL PASO, Texas — Four semi-trucks jackknifed in rainy conditions along El Paso highways on Monday, at times forcing shutdowns of portions of I-10 and Loop 375. As of 3:30 p.m., police indicated all the truck wrecks had been cleared and traffic was flowing again normally. Two of four incidents occurred at Interstate 10 eastbound
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EL PASO, Texas — An alleged drunk driver has been arrested and charged with causing a head-on traffic collision on Loop 375 that claimed the lives of a mother and her young son, El Paso police said Sunday. The deadly crash involving two vehicles, one of which was traveling the wrong direction, happened around 8
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EL PASO, Texas — Fire and police dispatchers said a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and injured Sunday morning at a west El Paso intersection. It happened about 10 a.m. at Redd Road and Doniphan Drive. The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital, but there was no word on the extent of the
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EL PASO, Texas — A pedestrian was struck by a car and seriously injured Thursday afternoon in west El Paso. It happened about 4:30 p.m. at Rubin and Mangrum Circle. The injured man was rushed in an ambulance to a hospital in serious condition. It appeared the car that struck the man then crashed into
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A Doña Ana County Sheriff’s deputy ejected from his vehicle after a rollover crash Saturday night should be released from the hospital soon, according to officials. “Anytime we receive a call that a deputy’s been in a crash, you hope for the best and you can expect the worst sometimes,”
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EL PASO, Texas — A newborn baby became El Paso’s 63rd traffic death of the year, dying just two days after his mother gave birth following a head-on traffic crash, police said Monday. The newborn was delivered at University Medical Center following a two-car crash involving the baby’s mother, 42-year-old Wendy Sandoval, in the 8700
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EL PASO, Texas — A 71-year-old El Paso woman whose car was struck by another vehicle on the day before Thanksgiving has died of injuries from that crash, police said Monday. Lilian Arrington is the city’s 62nd traffic death of 2019, authorities indicated. Investigators said Arrington’s car was turning at the intersection of Sunnyside and
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EL PASO, Texas — Court documents reveal a possible motive for why two El Paso brothers were firing guns from a car traveling down U.S. 54 in an incident captured on a viral video. (You can watch it in the video player at the top of this article.) The documents obtained by ABC-7 indicate that
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HATCH, New Mexico — New Mexico State Police officers said a pedestrian was struck Saturday night by a car along a state road near Hatch. The eastbound lanes of State Route 26 were closed at mile marker 46, following the incident for investigators. There was no word from police as to the condition of the
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WALSENBURG, Colorado — A speeding charter bus from El Paso carrying 49 people went out of control and flipped about three hours south of Denver along an icy Interstate 25 on Thursday, the Colorado State Patrol told ABC-7. Multiple injuries were reported in the crash, including five people who taken to hospitals in critical condition,
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EL PASO, Texas — Interstate 10 westbound at Executive Center fully reopened about 3:30 p.m Wednesday after a big traffic backup following a crash during a rainy downpour that slickened the roadway. The right lane was closed following the crash, with traffic backing up to Asarco at 1:45 p.m. The Executive Center exit had remained
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Paso police officer was struck by a car Tuesday night after responding to the scene of a family violence call; the alleged hit-and-run driver was later arrested after a chase. Authorities on Wednesday identified the man as 21-year-old Elijah Andres Miranda of Horizon City. He was being held on
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SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — A motorcyclist from Mexico died after being struck by an SUV in Santa Teresa on Tuesday morning. The New Mexico State Police on Wednesday identified the victim as Francisco Zavala, 24, of Juarez The deadly crash happened where the Pete V. Domenici Highway intersects with McNutt Road just after 7
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EL PASO, Texas — At least one person was injured in a multiple vehicle crash before noon Friday along Interstate 10 near Transmountain Road. Police did not immediately respond to calls for information, but fire officials said one person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries from the crash. Images from a Texas Dept.
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EL PASO, Texas — A semi-truck crash on a wet and slick Interstate-10 in west El Paso backed up traffic for miles for several hours on Thursday evening. A Federal Express semi crashed into the median along I-10 westbound at Executive Center during rain showers. There was no immediate word of any injuries. As of
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EL PASO, Texas — Two separate but nearby semi-truck crashes along a rain-slickened Transmountain Road late Thursday afternoon snarled traffic and injured at least one person. The crashes happened along Transmountain at mile-marker 20 on the eastern edge of Franklin Mountains State Park near the museums. One semi crashed into some guardrails, while the other
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EL PASO, Texas — A 74-year-old woman was struck by a car and killed Wednesday evening near the intersection of E. Redd Road and N. Ressler Drive, and close to Franklin High School. Investigators on Thursday said the elderly woman was hit while walking across the street, however they indicated that she did not cross
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TORNILLO, Texas — A car being chased by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers spun out of control and crashed along Interstate 10 near Tornillo on Wednesday evening, and authorities said the driver fled on foot toward the U.S.-Mexico border. The reason was not immediately known for the pursuit, which ended on I-10 westbound at
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EL PASO, Texas — A car plunged off a rain-slickened Transmountain Road late Tuesday night and into a ravine, injuring two people. The incident happened about 10:20 p.m. along westbound Transmountain near mile-marker 20. Firefighters had to extricate the driver, who was trapped inside the crashed car. The passenger was also briefly stuck in the
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