Mother reported daughter for leaving deadly crash scene: Documents

UPDATE (5:04 p.m.) -- Ambar Chavira's mother reported she left the crash scene to arrest, according to the arrest affidavit.

The crash involved four vehicles. Two witness saw the crash victim, Jaime Andrade, slumped over to the passenger area and heard him say he couldn't feel anything, documents said. While a witness helped Andrade, he could hear Chavira "yelling and asking where she was."

According to documents, the witness saw Chavira leave the scene. The witness stayed with the victim until he was sent to UMC, where he died from his injuries.

Less than an hour later, Chavira's mother called to report her daughter refused to go back to the crash scene or police station, documents said. Chavira's mother provided an address that matched one of the involved vehicle's registration information under Ambar Chavira.

Officers found Chavira at the address and noticed signs of intoxication, the affidavit said. They requested a DWI Task Force unit, and one of its officers arrested Chavira.

Chavira told an officer she had been drinking at the Hope and Anchor bar with her "sugar daddy," where she had four alcoholic drinks. While driving herself home, she rear-ended Andrade. According to documents, she walked over to the rear-ended vehicle and said, "it looked bad" and "believed the other person was dead."

She told police she stayed at the scene to wait for police, but left the scene, documents said. She added, she didn't call 911 to report the crash.

UPDATE (1:29 p.m.) -- According to online jail records, 19-year-old Ambar Chavira is booked into the downtown jail under a charge for Collision Involving Death. She's under a $100,000 bond.

UPDATE (11:27 a.m.) -- EPPD said a 56-year-old man, Jaime Andrade, has died in the hospital. Police said 19-year-old Ambar Chavira hit Andrade from behind at a high rate of speed.

Investigators believe alcohol is a contributing factor, police said. This is the 15th traffic-related death this year, compared to 19 at this time a year ago.

UPDATE (4/7/26 - 5:54 A.M.) -- All lanes are now open.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso Police Department is responding to a collision involving a motorcycle. They said one person has been transported to the hospital.

The call came in at 9:17 p.m. at 6300 block of N. Desert.

Police are currently detouring traffic and asks the public to seek an alternate route and turn on Helen of Troy.

According to officials, clearing time is until further notice.

Once more information becomes available, we will update you on air and online.