Pedestrian hit, killed in Downtown El Paso

Gabrielle Lopez

Update (11:30 AM): El Paso Police officials say that the pedestrian hit while walking near Santa Fe and Paisano this morning has died.

The 58-year-old man, who has not yet been publicly identified, was not crossing at a crosswalk when he was hit by a truck traveling north on Santa Fe.

Traffic Investigators say the main contributing factor in the crash was the presence of a pedestrian in the roadway.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Special Traffic Investigations is at the scene of a crash involving a pedestrian.

STI received a call just before 3 a.m. at Downtown El Paso on Santa Fe Street and Paisano Drive. Paisano west-bound is shut down.

No other information is available at this time. ABC-7 is sending a crew to the scene for live updates.

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