Man struck by vehicle Thursday has died
A man that was struck by a vehicle Thursday night in the 200 block of E. Paisano has died.
The man’s name has not been released.
El Paso Paso Police officials said the pedestrian attempted to cross Paisano south to north at the intersection of Oregon St., against the traffic signal, and not in a cross walk.
At the same time, Erika Estrada was driving a Chrysler Pacifica east on Paisano when she struck the pedestrian knocking him to the ground. The pedestrian was transported to University Medical Center (UMC) where he was pronounced dead.
Police investigators have determined that Estrada was not speeding and alcohol was not a contributing factor in the accident either.
This is the 38th traffic fatality of 2012 compared to 44 during this same time period in 2011.
This is the 16the pedestrian fatality of 2012 as compared to 13 during this time period in 2011.
