An El Paso man died at a hospital following a motorcycle crash in a neighborhood in the far East Side.
Angel Arturo Hernandez, 44, died from injuries received in a motorcycle crash on Wednesday, June 18, in the 12100 block of New World Drive near Painted Quail Place, stated an El Paso police news release issued by Detective Judy Oviedo on Monday, June 23.
The Special Traffic Investigations Unit is asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to come forward.
Hernandez was riding a 2017 Harley-Davidson Iron 883 eastbound on New World Drive “when for unknown reasons locked his brakes, causing the motorcycle to skid and crash,” police stated.
Hernandez was not wearing a helmet and suffered a critical head injury when he struck the ground, police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died. The date of his death was not disclosed.
The crash occurred in a neighborhood next to Loop 375, located behind the Walmart store on Zaragoza Road near Montwood Drive. The case is the 29th traffic-related death in El Paso this year.
Anyone with information about the crash may call the police non-emergency line at 915-832-4400 or anonymously call Crime Stoppers of El Paso at 915-566-8477 (TIPS).
Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and @BorundaDaniel on X.
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Reporting by Daniel Borunda, El Paso Times / El Paso Times
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