El Paso Sheriff’s deputy injured in head-on crash with 18-wheeler

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The El Paso County Sheriff's Office said one of its deputies was hospitalized after being involved in a crash with an 18-wheeler near Tornillo early Thursday morning.

A spokesperson for the Sheriff's Office said it was a head-on crash on Interstate 10. The deputy suffered non-life threatening injuries. One other person was also hospitalized with minor injuries, but it's not clear if that was the 18-wheeler driver.

At this point it's unclear what caused the crash.

The Sheriff's Office said I-10 eastbound was closed from the Tornillo exit to the Fabens exit until at least 8 a.m.

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