Police: 32-year-old El Paso man dead after crash, speed was a factor

Update: Police are identifying the victim as 32-year-old Pedro Negrete. Special Traffic Investigators say that Negrete was traveling at a high rate of speed west on I-10 when he veered right into the center median, striking a wrong way traffic sign pole. His car kept going west in the center median until he hit another sign pole. The car then started moving north west, then came to a rest in the middle lanes of the 11000 block of Gateway West, according to police officials.

Negrete was partially thrown from his car and suffered serious injuries before dying at the scene. Police say that speed contributed to this crash.

This is the 18th traffic fatality of the year, compared to 20 this time last year.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A man is dead after a single-vehicle crash in east El Paso, early Monday morning.

First responders say the call came in around 2:20 a.m.

The crash happened on Gateway West near Zaragoza Rd.

Special Traffic Investigators were called out to the scene.

All lanes continue to be blocked off.

This is a developing story.