The fatal collision happened on January 1 at the intersection of Gateway North and Sean Hagerty.
El Paso, TX – A man turned himself in on Wednesday following the New Year’s Day DUI accident that left one person dead and another injured in northeast El Paso, according to the authorities.
The fatal collision happened on January 1 at the intersection of Gateway North and Sean Hagerty.
Authorities said 48-year-old Abel Garcia of Chaparral, New Mexico, was driving a 2023 Chevrolet Silverado pickup when he ran a red light and T-boned a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro that was traveling eastbound on Sean Hagerty.
A passenger in the Camaro, 18-year-old Angelique Diaz De Leon, of NE El Paso, was killed in the accident.
The Camaro driver, a 19-year-old, was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Garcia turned himself in on Wednesday, January 21, and was charged with Intoxication Manslaughter. He had an outstanding warrant for Family Violence at the time.
The police are investigating the accident.
El Paso, TX. – 18-year-old Angelique Diaz De Leon has been identified as the girl who died in a car accident in El Paso on New Year’s Day.
According to the El Paso Police Department, the accident happened at the intersection of Gateway North Boulevard and Sean Hagerty Drive.
Preliminary investigation indicated that a 2013 Chevrolet Camaro was traveling east on Sean Hagerty when it was T-boned by a 2023 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck in the intersection.
Angelique, a resident of Northeast El Paso, was a passenger in the Camaro and was killed in the accident.
Police say a red-light violation by the pickup truck was a contributing factor in the collision.
More details about the accident were not released.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
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