Downtown drivers ran into a serious slowdown Monday morning after a vehicle struck a pedestrian at North Kansas Street and Texas Avenue, according to El Paso police. The city's Special Traffic Investigations unit responded, and officers shut down nearby intersections while detectives examined the scene. Police said the incident was reported shortly after 8 a.m. and that no one was transported to a hospital from the scene.
Investigators on Scene
Detective Judy Oviedo told the El Paso Times the call came in at about 8:15 a.m. and confirmed that the Special Traffic Investigations unit had been assigned to the case. The paper reported officers blocked Campbell Street at Texas Avenue and Kansas Street at Mills Avenue while detectives documented the crash scene.
What Crews Reported at the Scene
TV station KVIA reported that Special Traffic Investigators were working the crash and that the call was logged at 8:14 a.m. The outlet said the Kansas/Mills and Texas/Campbell intersections remained closed while crews stayed on scene and noted that no one was taken to the hospital, as reported by KVIA. Investigators described the crash as an active traffic investigation.
Downtown Crash Context and Next Steps
El Paso's Special Traffic Investigations unit has been called to several pedestrian-involved collisions this year, according to police press releases. In one recent bulletin, El Paso Police asked anyone with information or dash-cam video in similar cases to contact STI at 915-212-4080 or the department's non-emergency line at 915-832-4400. The investigation into Monday's crash is ongoing, and officers said they plan to release more details as they become available.
