An El Paso educator known for her kindness and aiding those in need died after she was struck by a rolling vehicle as she attempted to stop another woman from driving drunk, court documents state.
Ana Maria Paniagua, 57, offered to drive Aurora Morales, 62, home about 5:20 p.m. on Feb. 7 because she was worried Morales was drunk, as she was coping with the anniversary of her son’s death, a criminal complaint affidavit states.
As Morales tried to switch seats, her 1999 Ford F350 pickup truck rolled back in the parking lot of Juanito’s Liquor Store in the 7800 block of North Loop Drive in the Lower Valley. The truck fatally struck Paniagua…