El Paso Man Charged in Fatal Hit-and-Run Collision on I-10 East
Date: December 16, 2023
Time: 7:35 PM
Location: I-10 East MM #18, El Paso, TX
Update:
Richard Nunez, a 21-year-old resident of El Paso, TX, has been taken into custody for offenses related to a fatal hit-and-run collision. Nunez was arrested on August 5, 2024, and is currently held at the El Paso County Detention Facility. He faces the following charges:
- Collision Involving Death: Bond set at $50,000
- Collision Involving Serious Bodily Injury (SBI): Bond set at $25,000
- Collision Involving Serious Bodily Injury (SBI): Bond set at $25,000
Judge: Compton
Incident Overview:
- Vehicle 1: 2015 Ford Mustang; Driver fled the scene.
- Vehicle 2: 2013 Dodge Charger; Parked on the center median.
- Vehicle 3: 2023 Volkswagen Jetta; Driver: 17-year-old Pilar Mier, El Paso, TX; Passenger: 17-year-old Katherine Kimberline, El Paso, TX.
- Vehicle 4: 2010 Acura; Not struck. Driver: 55-year-old Aileen Ortigoza, El Paso, TX; Passenger: 33-year-old Marco Ortigoza, El Paso, TX.
Pedestrians Involved:
- Perla Vasquez, 38, Clint, TX (deceased)
- Daimien Sigala, 19, Clint, TX (not injured)
- Saul Sigala Jr., 21, Clint, TX (injured)
- Donovan Sigala, 15, Clint, TX (injured)
- Aylin Jauregui, 15, Clint, TX (not injured)
Details of the Incident:
Special Traffic Investigators (STI) are looking into the collision that occurred at I-10 East MM #18. Preliminary findings indicate that the Dodge Charger, which had a flat tire, was parked on the center median while a male pedestrian was changing the tire and others were warning traffic to slow down.
Vehicle 4 slowed down to assist the pedestrians. Vehicle 1, a Ford Mustang, swerved left to avoid Vehicle 4, entered the median, and collided with the Charger and three pedestrians. The Mustang then struck another vehicle and continued eastbound before becoming disabled on the right-hand shoulder near the Porfirio Diaz overpass. The driver of the Mustang fled the scene on foot, leaving the vehicle behind.
Perla Vasquez was pronounced dead at the scene, while Saul Sigala Jr. and Donovan Sigala were transported to University Medical Center with severe leg injuries. The other two pedestrians, Daimien Sigala and Aylin Jauregui, were not injured.
