60-year-old man struck by car, killed in Lower Valley didn’t use crosswalk

UPDATE, June 21: El Paso police said Monday that a 60-year-old pedestrian killed over the weekend was struck by a car when he attempted to cross a Lower Valley street outside of a marked crosswalk.

Authorities didn't release the man's identity, saying an ID was still pending.

The deadly incident happened Saturday night in the 8500 block of Alameda and was the 32nd traffic fatality of the year in El Paso, compared to 33 at this time a year ago.

Investigators didn't indicate any anticipated charges against the driver of the car.

ORIGINAL REPORT, June 19: EL PASO, Texas -- A pedestrian was struck by a car and killed in El Paso's Lower Valley on Saturday night.

Authorities said it happened in the 8500 block of Alameda at Prado about 9:25 p.m.

The pedestrian was rushed to Del Sol Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after being hit, but police said the victim died a short time later.

Alameda was shut down in both directions for traffic investigators, and a late model BMW remained at the scene in an area cordoned off by police tape.

No further details were available late Saturday night.