Officer and Saul Sifuentes Injured in El Paso Two-Vehicle Crash at Transmountain and Rushing

El Paso, Texas (June 27, 2022) – Two people, including a police officer, were injured early Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash in El Paso, according to the police.

The crash happened around 2:30 a.m., June 26, at the intersection of Transmountain and Rushing.

Police said the EPPD Officer, only identified as a 19-year-veteran of the force, was traveling westbound on Transmountain while 18-year-old Saul Sifuentes was driving a 2011 Chevy Malibu.

Sifuentes entered the intersection and was struck by the EPPD unit.

The officer and Sifuentes were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Sifuentes showed signs of impairment and officers are awaiting the results for possible charges of driving while intoxicated.

The EPPD’s Special Traffic Investigations are conducting the investigation.

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