One person killed and several injured when vehicle crashes into irrigation ditch near Artcraft and Upper Valley in El Paso, Texas

Modified Date: 
Tue, 12/12/2023 - 11:11am
Accident Date: 
Monday, August 15, 2022

One person dead, multiple injured after cars crashes into ditch in El Paso’s upper valley

One person is dead and seven others are injured after an SUV fell into an irrigation ditch in the upper valley early Monday morning.

1 dead, 7 injured after SUV strikes Border Patrol unit, falls into canal

The canal is but a few feet away from Upper Valley Road and carries waist-deep water, Border Report observed.

‘Foot guide’ and driver charged in canal crash that killed Guatemalan migrant

El Paso police on Tuesday identified the driver of the SUV as 19-year-old Axel Elias Ramirez of El Paso.

Ramirez allegedly had seven migrants in the vehicle when he struck a Border Patrol unit before crashing into an irrigation canal, police said.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Jose Alberto Vasquez
Danny Escalante
Martin Mateo
Nelson Lopez
Juan Molina
Jorge Soto-Ochoa
Axel Elias Ramirez