2 dead after alleged high-speed, unsafe lane change causes crash on Loop 375
UPDATE (10:50 a.m.) — El Paso police confirmed two people died in a truck involved in Tuesday night’s crash.
24-year-old Isaac Ibarra and 24-year-old Fabian Alexander Alonzo died, according to police.
According to police, three vehicles were involved: the truck Ibarra and Alonzo were in, an SUV driven by a 20-year-old man and a car driven by a 31-year-old man.
Investigation revealed the truck drove the Loop 375 at a high rate of speed, passing vehicles, police said.
The SUV and car were also driving the same direction when the truck reportedly cut across all lanes and side-swept the SUV.
Police said the truck kept driving and rear-ended the car. The truck then spun and crashed into the center barrier and hit a concrete pole, police said.
Ibarra and Alonzo died to their injuries in the crash, police said.
Police said these are the 29th and 30th traffic deaths of the year, compared to 34 at this time last year.
Isaac Ibarra and Fabian Alexander Alonzo were reportedly in the truck pictured above during the crash.(Courtesy: KVIA)
The crash closed the area of the highway shortly after 6 a.m., according to police.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Special Traffic Investigators are at the scene of a crash involving three vehicles.
The crash happened on Loop 375 going south at Bob Hope Drive.
El Paso Police say the call came in at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday evening.
The El Paso Fire Department has confirmed to ABC-7 that one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
As of 12:15 a.m. Wednesday morning, all lanes going south on Loop 375 from Pellicano Drive to Rojas Drive are closed.
This is a developing story and we will provide updates as we learn more.
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