El Paso.- A 93-year-old man died after being unable to exit a minivan that caught fire after being hit from behind by a car on Interstate 10 in west El Paso, police said.
The investigation continues into the two-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of Jesus Roman Villezcas Carrazco shortly after 1 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, in the eastbound lanes of I-10 near Redd Road, El Paso police officials said Thursday, Sept. 5.
Villezcas Carrazco was riding in a brown 2011 Toyota Sienna driven by Obed Villezcas Longoria, 38, and carrying two other passengers, a 65-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman, according to police. All were from Chihuahua, Mexico.
The Toyota minivan was heading east on the interstate when it was struck from behind by a red 2016 Mercedes C300 driven by Alberto Gonzalez, 36, of El Paso, according to police. Both vehicles struck concrete barriers and caught fire.
Villezcas Carrazco was unable to get out of the burning van and died at the scene. Gonzalez, Villezcas Longoria and the two other passengers were injured, police said. No arrests have been announced.
The crash on I-10/Redd Road was the 40th traffic-related death in El Paso this year, compared to 53 at this time last year. It was one of two traffic fatalities in El Paso during the Labor Day holiday period.
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