New Mexico motorist dies a week after being ejected during rollover crash in northeast El Paso

UPDATE 3/7: El Paso police said Saturday they were notified by the Medical Examiner's Office that the man involved in this crash died on March 3, one week after being ejected in the rollover of his pick-up on Feb. 25.

Police have now identified the victim as 48-year old Johnnie April O’Hara of Chaparral, New Mexico. Officers said he is the 17th El Paso traffic death of the year, compared to 11 a year ago at this time.

ORIGINAL REPORT 2/25: EL PASO, Texas -- A motorist was seriously injured Tuesday evening in a rollover crash near a northeast El Paso intersection.

The one-car crash happened about 6 p.m. in the 5300 block of Stan Roberts at McCombs, where police said the driver was ejected from the vehicle.

That injured driver was taken to a local hospital with what were described by authorities as "life-threatening injuries."

No further details were available.