Body found on San Elizario road ID’d; teen fell out of a pickup, then struck by car
UPDATE, Jan. 22: El Paso County Sheriff's deputies have now identified Jonathan Eliel Castillo, 18, as the person whose body was discovered last weekend on a road near San Elizario.
Investigators said Friday that it's believed Castillo fell out of a pickup struck and then was struck by a car and killed.
The Sheriff's Office is are asking anyone who may have information on Castillo's death to contact traffic investigators at 915-832-4408.
ORIGINAL REPORT, Jan. 17: SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – A person was found dead in a roadway late Saturday night near San Elizario.
El Paso County Sheriff's officials on Sunday called it an apparent pedestrian death.
The body was found along the 1500 block of North Clint San Elizario Road about 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
Sheriff’s officials said a driver did a U-turn on the road and discovered an unresponsive person in the roadway. The victim was pronounced dead on the side of the road.