EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) – A 17-year-old teen is dead after a hit-and-run pedestrian crash Wednesday evening, Feb. 7, according to the Horizon City Police Department.
Horizon PD: ‘Serious accident’ involving pedestrian closes Darrington Rd.
Horizon PD says that officers responded at 5:55 p.m. Wednesday evening at the intersection of Pawling Drive and Darrington Road to a crash involving a pedestrian.
While at the scene, officers found from witnesses that the vehicle involved fled the scene, according to Horizon PD.
It was confirmed that a 17-year-old male was taken to a local hospital where he died from his injuries, according to Horizon PD.
Additionally, the Special Traffic Investigations (STI) is actively investigating the crash.
Horizon PD released a statement earlier in the evening saying that the crash closed Darrington Road in both directions between Horizon and Nunda.
This is a developing story and we will update once we learn more.
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