Driver dies after Gateway North crash in Northeast El Paso
A driver died at a hospital after he was found unconscious following a single-vehicle crash Monday evening on Gateway North Boulevard near Cohen Avenue in Northeast El Paso, police said.
Jose Luis Pacheco, 71, a Northeast resident, was driving a 1995 Nissan pickup at 5:25 p.m. when his truck slowed down, drove off the road onto rock landscaping and stopped after hitting a traffic sign at a slow speed, a police news release stated.
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Police said that good Samaritans called 911 when they checked on Pacheco, who was found unconscious. Pacheco was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he later died.
An autopsy will be done to determine if Pacheco died due to the crash or a medical problem, police said.
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