An El Paso woman was arrested on an intoxicated manslaughter charge almost a month after she allegedly caused a crash that resulted in the death of a 15-year-old girl on Interstate 10, authorities said.
Officers arrested 22-year-old Andrea Fernanda Soria on Thursday, April 9, on suspicion of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle in the death of Sophia Elize Ramirez, El Paso police spokesman Officer Adrian Cisneros said in a news release.
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Andrea Fernanda Soria
Theresa Caballero, who is listed as Soria’s attorney in court records, could not immediately be reached for comment.
Soria was allegedly driving a 2022 Ford Mustang at a high speed about 11 p.m. on March 17 on Interstate 10 East near the Lee Trevino Drive when she crashed into the back of a 2017 Ford Escape, the news release states.
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The collision caused Ramirez to be thrown from the Ford Escape. She suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to a hospital. Ramirez died at the hospital on March 19.
There were four other people — the driver was a 33-year-old man, and the passengers were a 36-year-old woman, a 1-year-old boy and an infant girl — in the Ford Escape at the time of the crash. Two 21-year-old women were passengers inside the Mustang. No other injuries were reported.
Soria was booked into the Downtown El Paso County Jail on Friday, April 10 — almost a month after the fatal crash — on a $150,000 bond. She posted a surety bond and was released from jail the same day, jail records show.
A 15-year-old girl died after a vehicle she was in was struck from behind by another vehicle that was being driven at a high rate of speed about 11 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, on Interstate 10 East near the Lee Trevino exit in East El Paso.
Aaron Martinez covers the criminal justice system for the El Paso Times. He may be reached at amartinez1@elpasotimes.com.
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