One person dead after motorcycle crash in far East El Paso
Joseph Montero
UPDATE: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a man is dead after a motorcycle crash in far East El Paso on Sunday night.
The driver of the motorcycle was the one killed and was identified as 33-year-old Fernando Villa. He died at the hospital after injuries from the accident.
According to the Sheriff’s Office Special Traffic Investigators, the preliminary investigation says that Villa was driving eastbound on Montana Avenue when a car tried taking a left turn onto Buntline Drive. The driver of the car failed to yield the right of way to Villa, resulting in the collision. The driver then fled the scene.
The Sheriff’s Office located the driver and was identified as 18-year-old Jose Orlando Ruiz Rodriguez. He was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility and was charged with one county of Accident Involving Death with a $100,000 bond, and Tampering with Evidence with a $10,000 bond. The office says the investigation remains ongoing.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed to ABC-7 that one person has been sent to the hospital with life threatening injuries following a motorcycle crash.
The crash happened on Montana Avenue going east at Las Casitas Drive.
The Sheriff’s office gave word to ABC-7 at around 11 p.m. Sunday Night. According to the office, all lanes on Montana Avenue going east are closed.
This is a developing story and we will give updates as they become available.