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EPPD: Car running red light crashes into unmarked Police vehicle in east El Paso

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EL PASO, Texas-- Special Traffic Investigators were called to investigate a crash that involved an unmarked police vehicle New Years Eve morning.

The crash happened Tuesday morning at 10:35 a.m. near the intersection of Gateway East and Lomaland.

According to police reports, Rene Diaz, 50, was driving northbound on Lomaland heading towards Gateway East when he failed to stop at a red light. His vehicle crashed into an unmarked police vehicle that was traveling east on Gateway East.

The driver and passenger of the police vehicle were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

The scene has since been cleared.

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Iris Lopez

Iris Lopez is a weathercaster and reporter for ABC-7.

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