‘Help me get my beer’: Hit-and-run suspect seeks alcohol after deadly East El Paso crash

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — “Help me get my beer.”

A witness stated that what 21-year-old Abraham Sosa-Castro allegedly told him at the scene of a crash in East El Paso, resulting in a 76-year-old man’s death, according to court documents obtained by KTSM 9 News.

As KTSM 9 News previously reported, the crash happened around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 18, along Loop 275 South near Pelicano Drive.

Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run in East El Paso

Sosa-Castro was driving when he crashed into the rear of another vehicle, driven by Manuel Oliva Contreras, 76. Sosa-Castro’s vehicle flipped over and rolled onto its roof, according to court documents.

Contreras was taken to a hospital but later died due to his injuries…

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