El Paso police searching for driver in Northeast hit-and-run crash

Police are searching for a driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of a man walking on the shoulder of U.S. 54 in Northeast El Paso.

Miguel Eduardo Rodriguez, 36, stopped his car about 12 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 26, on U.S. 54 near Ellerthorpe Avenue and began walking on the shoulder of the highway, El Paso Police Department spokesperson Detective Judy Oviedo said in a news release.

An unknown vehicle being driven on U.S. 54 North struck Rodriguez and fled the scene. Rodriguez was taken to a hospital, where he later died…

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