Police: El Paso man killed after losing control of vehicle, hitting rock wall
UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas – A 27-year-old El Paso man was killed early Friday morning when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a rock wall.
El Paso police said Jorge Jara Quinonez was driving westbound along Montwood at a high rate of speed at about 12:30 a.m.
Investigators say Quinonez lost control of the car he was driving and slid sideways across the street. The vehicle then jumped a curb, struck a stop sign at Montwood and Pacheco Drive and crashed into a residential rock wall.
Quinonez died at the scene. No other people suffered injuries. Investigators say speeding contributed to the crash. This is the second traffic fatality of 2021 compared to zero at this time last year.
ORIGINAL STORY: EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso police said one person died after crashing into the rock wall of a home on the east side early Friday morning.
It happened early Friday morning near the intersection of Montwood and Pacheco Drives.
Police said it happened just after midnight, and that there was only one person in the car.
ABC-7 does have a crew at the scene.
This article will be updated once we learn more.
