Elderly woman struck by 2 cars, killed in Lower Valley ID’d by police; PT Cruiser still sought
UPDATE, March 10: Police on Wednesday identified the elderly woman struck and killed earlier this week while crossing the street as 93-year-old Petra Zamorano of El Paso.
Authorities were still looking for a silver or grey PT Cruiser that fled the scene after hitting the woman.
ORIGINAL REPORT, March 8: EL PASO, Texas -- An elderly woman was struck by two cars and killed while crossing at an intersection in El Paso's Lower Valley, with police confirming Monday that one of those cars fled the scene.
It happened at Troy Avenue and Alameda Avenue around 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Police said the woman died after being hit by a PT Cruiser that fled the scene and then being struck by a second car that stopped.
Investigators said the PT Cruiser, silver or grey in color, continued traveling west on Alameda after hitting the woman and officers were searching for it.
Police asked anyone with information about the fleeing vehicle to call Special Traffic Investigations at 915-832-4400 or Crime Stoppers at 915-566-8477 to provide an anonymous tip.
The elderly woman's death was the tenth traffic fatality of the year thus far, police said Monday.
