Police say driver dies after SUV rolls over him, another man injured
UPDATE: (5:58 PM): El Paso Police say a 90-year-old man has died after he was run over by his own vehicle.
It happened just after 8:40 a.m. Sunday at the 11800 block of Pueblo Nuevo in the lower valley.
Special Traffic Investigators say the driver reversed his Jeep from a driveway and got out of the Jeep without putting it in park.
The Jeep continued to roll in reverse and ran over the man.
An 81-year-old man walking in the area tried to help the driver, but was also struck by the Jeep.
Police say the Jeep continued to roll and stopped after crashing into a utility trailer.
The driver died at the scene, and the pedestrian was taken to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries.
This is the city's 36th traffic fatality of 2024, compared to 43 for the same time in 2023.
The identities of the men have not been released at this time by police.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - An elderly man died after a crash in East El Paso Sunday morning, according to police.
El Paso Police received a call of a collision involving a pedestrian about 8:45 a.m. at the 11800 block of Pueblo Lindo.
One other person was injured in the crash and was taken to an area hospital for treatment, no word on his condition or extent of his injuries.
The El Paso Special Traffic Investigations Unit are trying to determine what caused the crash.
