TEEN ARRESTED AFTER DRIVING CAR INTO A CROWD OF PEOPLE / 2 TEENS INJURED
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
Website: EPCSO.ORG
Release Date / Time: Sunday, February 28, 2010 2:25 PM
SECTION: El Paso County Sheriff's Office (LOWER VALLEY PATROL)
EVENT: TEEN ARRESTED AFTER DRIVING CAR INTO CROWD OF PEOPLE / 2 INJURED
LOCATION OF OCCURRENCE: 13000 block of Tobacco El Paso County, TX
DATE / TIME: Saturday, February 27, 2010 1:15 AM
RESULT: ARREST MADE – DELAYED POSTING DUE TO ONGGOING INVESTIGATION
EL PASO COUNTY, TX- Early Saturday morning 02-27-2010 at approximately 1:15 AM, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to 13000 block of Tobacco Rd., El Paso County, TX in reference to an unknown problem. Deputies arrived and immediately observed two male subjects (Victims) lying on the ground with serious injuries. Further investigation revealed both male Victim’s a 16 year-old & 17 year-old had just been struck by a 2002 yellow Mitsubishi Lancer inside a private property lot where a group of teens were gathered. Deputies detained an individual (18 year-old male) identified by several witnesses at the scene to be the driver of the yellow Mitsubishi Lancer.
Deputies continued their investigation and determined the 18 year-old Offender became irate after being asked to leave the property. The Offender returned a short time later intentionally driving his vehicle into a crowd of people. The Offender identified as SALOME ALVAREZ (18) of the 3800 block of Ezekiel El Paso County, TX struck a 16 year-old male with the front portion of the vehicle causing serious bodily injury (fractured leg) & continued driving striking a 17 year-old male by running him completely over & pinning the young victim underneath the vehicle. Deputies were told by several eye witnesses that onlookers had to forcibly get the Offender out of the vehicle in order to assist the 17 year-old Victim who was pulled out from underneath the vehicle.
The identities of the 16 & 17 year-old victims will not be released at this time. The 16 year-old suffered a fractured leg & the 17 year-old had bruising & suffered internal injuries sustained in the impact. Both are expected to recover.
SALOME ALVAREZ (18) was arrested & charged with 2 counts of AGGRAVATED ASSAULT W/ DEADLY WEAPON. He remains at the El Paso County Detention Facility.
SALOME ALVAREZ (18)
2 counts of AGGRAVATED ASSAULT W/ DEADLY WEAPON-
$50,000 TOTAL BOND
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.