Lower Valley man identified as wrong-way driver in head-on crash along Loop 375
UPDATE: Police have identified the wrong-way driver involved in a head-on collision on Loop 375 Wednesday. Police say 70-year-old Rafael Aguilar was driving westbound against eastbound traffic.
Police say Aguilar crashed into a FedEx semi-truck that injured two people. The driver of the semi-truck has been identified as 69-year-old Martin Triana from Horizon. The passenger in the semi-truck was identified as 36-year-old Jose Guadalupe from Socorro.
Police say the driver and passenger's injuries were minor.
EL PASO, Texas -- A wrong-way driver was killed Wednesday night when they crashed their car head-on into a FedEx semi-truck along Loop 375 in the Lower Valley.
The deadly collision happened about 8 p.m. on Loop 375 East near Yarbrough.
Investigators at the scene indicated that the wrong-way "vehicle was traveling westbound on the eastbound lanes of Loop 375 when it crashed with the semi-truck."
Police said the deadly crash resulted in the complete closure of Loop 375 eastbound from Midway to Yarbrough.