SOCORRO, TEXAS — A 19-year-old motorcyclist died early Wednesday after his motorcycle crashed into the back of a pickup truck in Socorro, according to El Paso police.
Officers responded at about 3:33 a.m. to the 9800 block of Socorro Road.
A preliminary investigation found that Raul Alberto Sias was riding a 2006 Yamaha motorcycle eastbound when it struck the rear of a 2011 Dodge Ram, police said.
Sias, a Socorro resident, was thrown from the motorcycle and died from his injuries.
The pickup’s driver, also of Socorro, was not reported injured.
Police said speed was a contributing factor.
The investigation is ongoing.
The death was El Paso’s 56th traffic fatality of 2026, matching the number recorded by this date last year, according to the release.
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