DEPUTIES RESPOND OVERNIGHT TO 10TH TRAFFIC FATALITY OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS
3850 Justice El Paso, TX 79938
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2119
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
EMAIL: jtovar@epcounty.com
Release Date / Time: Saturday, September 19, 2009 6:00 PM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (STI’s)
EVENT: DEPUTIES RESPOND TO 10TH TRAFFIC FATALITY OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS OVERNIGHT
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 15000 block of Socorro Rd. El Paso County, TX
DATE / TIME: Saturday , September 19, 2009 1:00 AM
RESULT: DECEASED IDENTIFIED
EL PASO COUNTY, TX- Early Saturday morning 09-19-09 at about 1:00 AM, Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of the 15000 block of Socorro Rd. in reference to a motor vehicle accident roll-over. Deputies arrived a short time later and observed a gold 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer with heavy damage in the front yard of a residence. Deputies quickly approached the vehicle to find a female lying on the ground unresponsive with no signs of life. Fabens & San Eli Fire Rescue along with Life ambulance Medics attempted to revive the female but their attempts were unsuccessful. Special Traffic Investigators (STI) were summoned to the scene.
Preliminary investigation determined the female driver (sole occupant) of the 2003 Chevy Trailblazer (SUV) was traveling westbound on Socorro road and lost control of the vehicle. The driver of the vehicle entered a curve in the roadway and failed to properly navigate the curve. The vehicle went into a yaw crossing into the eastbound lane of travel. The vehicle overcorrected causing a severe weight transfer. The vehicle continued out of control with no indications of braking, thus crossing back into the westbound lane of travel. The vehicle was sliding to its left when the front left quarter crashed into a pole of a chain link fence surrounding a residence located north of the westbound lane. The violent impact caused the vehicle to roll to its left. During the course of the roll, the unsecured driver was ejected through the driver's side door window. The driver died at the scene as a result of her injuries.
The driver of the vehicle / victim was identified as CHRISTINA RIVERA (20) of the 12300 block of Alfaro in San Elizario, TX.
SPEED APPEARS TO BE A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.
AUTOPSY & TOXICOLOGY RESULTS ARE PENDING.
INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.
NO OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.
END OF NEWS RELEASE
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.