Two people killed in crash identified

Update (April 4, 2025): El Paso Police say two people died as a result of their injuries. Police officials just identified the two deceased people as Ricardo Acosta, 22, and an unidentified female in her early 20s.

Special Traffic Investigators say that both cars were traveling north at a "high rate of speed" when they both lost control for unknown reasons. The car Acosta was riding in car veered right, hit the curb, hit an electrical pole, rolled over, and hit a large tree. Acosta and the unidentified female who died, along with the 18-year-old woman driving the car, were not wearing seatbelts, according to police officials. The other car hit a curb and rolled over.

Police say that speed and alcohol may have contributed to this crash and the investigation is still ongoing.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- At least three people were injured in a 2-vehicle crash in Northeast El Paso early Thursday morning.

It happened at Gateway North Blvd and Hercules Ave. at 2:23 a.m., according to the El Paso Fire Department.

Three people were taken to the hospital. One by FireSTAR, the other two by ambulance with serious and minor injuries.

Special traffic investigators were called to the scene according to El Paso Police.

Officials have not confirmed if there have been any deaths but our ABC-7 crew did see a white sheet on the scene.

El Paso electric crews are currently working on the scene to clear power lines knocked down by the crash.