Person lay on roadway before deadly crash on I-10 at Lee Trevino: Police
Max Zepeda
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A person died after a truck hit them on the I-10 West near Lee Trevino Wednesday, according to the El Paso Police Department.
EPPD said the Special Traffic Investigations Unit received the call at 9:12 p.m.
Investigators said the person lay on the roadway for “unknown reasons.” Police didn’t identify the pedestrian.
A driver couldn’t avoid the person on the road and hit them, police said.
Wednesday, EPPD said a semi hit the pedestrian. Thursday, police sent updated information about a GMC Sierra truck involved in the crash.
The crash temporarily closed a portion of the freeway.
EPPD said the incident marked the 39th traffic death, compared to 40 at the same time last year.
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