Alcohol, speed may have contributed to deadly motorcycle crash in West El Paso

UPDATE (Oct. 5, 2026): Monday, the El Paso Police Department said a 55-year-old man died to his injuries after crashing his motorcycle in West El Paso.

On Saturday, just before 11 p.m., Salvador De Leon drove north on N Desert Boulevard on a motorcycle when he hit a curb and lost control, police said. The motorcycle drove up a median separating the on-ramp and N Desert Boulevard.

Police said the impact threw De Leon off his motorcycle. He was sent to a local hospital, where he later died.

EPPD said speed and alcohol may have been contributing factors in the crash. This is the 51st traffic death, compared to 46 at this time last year.

EL PASO (KVIA) – One person is dead after a single motorcycle crash in West El Paso, according to police.

Police say the crash happened at 10:53 p.m. at the 5200 block of North Desert.

Special Traffic Investigations is investigating the incident.

This is a developing story.