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Weekend east El Paso crash killed man whose speeding car struck van & pole

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Police cover a vehicle containing the victim of a fatal one-car crash in east El Paso.

UPDATE, Dec. 7: Police on Monday identified the fatal crash victim as 25-year-old Christian Orozco.

Investigators said Orozco was speeding when he lost control of his car and struck a parked van along the said of the road and then a steel pole.

He was El Paso's 65 traffic death of the year compared to 63 a year ago at that same time.

ORIGINAL REPORT, Dec. 5: EL PASO, Texas -- A deadly, early Saturday morning crash in east El Paso has claimed a life.

Police said the single-car crash happened about 5:15 a.m. at Gateway East and Yarbrough.

Authorities confirmed one death in that crash, but said there were no other injuries.

The cause of that crash was under investigation by police.

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