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Driver dies after crashing car into Lower Valley house

UPDATE, March 18: A man who crashed his car into a Lower Valley house has now died of his injuries, El Paso police said Thursday.

Investigators said the driver, 60–year-old Gonzalo Herrera Moreno, suffered a medical incident that caused him to lose control of his car and crash into a rock wall at a home in the 7400 block of Alpha Avenue.

Moreno was taken to an area hospital after Wednesday's night's crash with very serious injuries; he later died at the hospital.

ORIGINAL REPORT, March 17: EL PASO, Texas -- A car crashed into a house in El Paso's Lower Valley on Wednesday night, seriously injuring one person.

Police summoned investigators to the crash scene in the 7400 block of Alpha Avenue around 8 p.m.

The driver of the car was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries; no other injuries were reported.

Police were trying to determine what caused the car to crash into the home; it wasn't immediately clear if anyone was inside the house at the time of the incident.

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