One person was killed following a two-vehicle accident late Saturday on the Patriot Freeway in Northeast El Paso.
As per the initial information, the fatal motorcycle crash took place just before 12 a.m. on the northbound lanes of U.S. 54 close to Diana Drive. The preliminary reports showed that a 32-year-old man from Fort Bliss was riding a 2013 Suzuki GSX-R750 sport motorcycle at a high speed northbound on the freeway.
The motorcyclist tried to pass in between two vehicles that were in two lanes in front of him. The motorcyclist lost control and rear-ended a 2008 Honda Civic driven by 18-year-old Evan Israel Neria, of Chaparral, New Mexico. Due to the impact, the man fell from his motorcycle, landed on landscaping rocks and succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision. The northbound lanes of the highway near Hondo Pass Drive were closed while crews worked at the scene. The identity of the deceased will be released once the next of kin is notified. No other details are available.
An investigation is ongoing.
April 18, 2022
Source: MSN