Speed and alcohol were factors in motorcycle crash that killed 27-year-old man, investigators say
UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Special Traffic Investigators revealed that speed and alcohol is what contributed to the crash that killed a 27-year-old man in east El Paso, Sunday Morning.
Investigators say the rider of the motorcycle was going southbound on Saint Paul Place at a high speed and failed to stop at an intersection of Saint Paul Place and Saint Dominic Drive.
It was then the motorcyclist hit a curb and then a rock wall and was ejected from to motorcycle.
The rider of the motorcycle died at the scene.
His identify is currently being held in order to notify their next of kin.
This makes the 71st fatality compared to 65 at this time last year.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- One person has been killed in a motorcycle crash in east El Paso Sunday morning, according to police.
It happened in a neighborhood at St Paul Place and St Dominic Drive, which is near the intersection of N. Zaragoza Road and Vista Del Sol Drive.
Police say the motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in this crash.
ABC-7 has a crew on the way to the scene.
We're working to learn more information about the crash, and we'll keep you updated both on-air and online at KVIA.com as soon as it comes into our newsroom.
