32-year-old man dies after being hit by car while attempting to retrieve tarp on U.S. 54 northbound at Fred Wilson in El Paso, Texas
Deadly crash at U.S. 54 north at Fred Wilson; all lanes closed at Fred Wilson
Traffic on U.S. 54 is backed up to Pershing Drive.
Man killed on US 54 while trying to pick up tarp that fell out of truck
The driver of the truck, a 43-year-old man from Mission Valley, stopped the truck in the right lane of US 54 north after the tarp fell, police said.
Man killed along U.S. 54 when he tried to pick up tarp that had fallen out of truck
The crash closed U.S. 54 for hours while police investigated. The highway reopened shortly before 8 p.m. Friday.
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