El Paso Pedestrian Killed After SUV Strikes Man Lying in North Loop

EL PASO, Texas – A pedestrian died Friday night after a Chevrolet Equinox hit him in the 9000 block of North Loop in El Paso, police said. Investigators say the man was lying in the roadway when the SUV struck him.

Officers responded at about 10:37 p.m. on Friday, November 6. The pedestrian, an unidentified man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

A preliminary investigation shows a black 2010 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling eastbound on North Loop. The driver, 60-year-old Joaquin Velez Velasco of El Paso, hit the man, according to the El Paso Police Department. A passenger, 48-year-old Elsa Edith Toca Salas of El Paso, was also in the SUV.

The department’s Special Traffic Investigations unit went to the scene and is continuing the investigation. Police have not said why the man was in the roadway. They have not announced any charges.

Tips sought

Police asked anyone with information about the crash to call the non-emergency line at 915-832-4400. Callers who want to stay anonymous can reach Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477.

The crash is the 57th traffic fatality in El Paso this year. At this point last year, the city had recorded 56.

Sergeant Robert Gomez of the department’s Public Affairs and Media Relations unit is the media contact for the case. Police released the information Monday, November 9.