UPDATE: Pedestrian killed when crossing against signal

EL PASO, Texas ( KTSM ) — A 67-year-old man was killed when he was crossing Paisano Street against the traffic light and was struck by a pickup truck on Monday, March 31, in Downtown El Paso, El Paso Police said.

Juan Parga Martinez, a 67-year-old Juarez resident, was killed when he was hit by a pickup truck at Paisano and Santa Fe.

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At about 1:30 p.m. Monday, Martinez tried to cross Paisano at Santa Fe when he was hit by a pickup truck that was making a left turn onto Paisano with a green light.

Police said Martinez crossed the street against the pedestrian signal…

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