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Accidents in El Paso Last Tuesday - One Person Killed

Semi-Truck Crash on I-10

A semi-truck was heading eastbound on I-10 near Schuster exit in El Paso, when it skidded and struck the left median.  According to emergency dispatchers, no injuries resulting from the accident were reported.  The freeway was closed down for several hours Tuesday afternoon, while crews worked to clean up the spilled fuel on the highway. 

Woman Dies After Being Hit by a Truck

According to police, a woman was killed after she was hit by a truck so hard, it severed her leg.

As of 7:00 AM on Tuesday, December, 9, 2008, police units in El Paso were still blocking off Gateway North past Cohen street, just south of where the fatal accident occurred.

Police told reporters that the tragic crash happened at approximately 2:20 AM when a vehicle traveling north on U.S. 54 ran out of gas.  The three occupants, who were women, got out of the car and began pushing it to the shoulder of the highway.

As the women were pushing the car, a truck slammed into it and one of the women.  The impact of the crash caused the car to roll over onto the access road and severed the woman’s leg.  The driver fled the accident scene on foot.  The only detail that was released about this driver was that he was male.

The woman was rushed to Beaumont Army Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead just before 5:00 AM.  She died from her injuries.

Police officers eventually found the driver of the truck near some surrounding businesses, not a far distance from the accident site.

Officers believe that the man may have been drinking.  He was not immediately arrested due to his injuries, which required treatment at the hospital.  According to police, the man will be taken into custody upon his discharge from the hospital.

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