UPDATE: A 24-year-old El Paso woman was recently arrested after a man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Sunday, according to El Paso Police.
Police say they responded to a serious crash involving a Jeep Wrangler and a Honda Accord at 2:53 a.m. Joe Battle and Edgemere, finding a 28-year-old man in the Honda Accord who had been killed in the crash.
Police say the investigation revealed that Valeria Mena, 24 was driving a Jeep Wrangler north on Joe Battle. A 24-year-old woman and the 28-year-old man were in the Honda Accord, traveling east on Edgemere and entered the intersection of Joe Battle.
Police say Mena entered the intersection at a red light, striking the 28-year-old man who was a passenger in the vehicle.
Police say Mena was found to be intoxicated and was charged with intoxicated manslaughter. She was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility under a $76,000 split bond.
ORIGINAL: EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash Sunday early morning, May 21 in far East El Paso, according to the El Paso Police Department.
EPPD responded to the call at 2:53 a.m., at the intersection of Edgemere and Joe Battle.
Police say the Special Traffic Investigations Unit is investigating this crash.
KTSM is working to bring more updates to this story.
