EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — The El Paso Police Department identified on Thursday the motorcyclist who was killed in Wednesday’s crash in Northeast El Paso.
The crash happened near Magnetic Street and Hercules Avenue at around 1:04 p.m. on Wednesday
According to EPPD, while the crash is still under investigation, the motorcyclist involved in the crash was identified as 26-year-old John Paul Forero Moya, a northeast El Paso resident, who died at the scene.
Police have also identified the other driver as 37-year-old Juan Jose Flores Orozco, a Socorro, TX, resident driving a 2014 Nissan Murano.
EPPD said a preliminary investigation revealed that Orozco was traveling south on the 8300 block of Magnetic while approaching the intersection of Hercules, while Moya was traveling north on Magnetic at a high rate of speed.
As both vehicles approached, Orozco made a left onto Hercules. That is when police say Moya struck the Nissan in the intersection.
The Special Traffic Investigations unit has taken over the investigation and is continuing to look into the circumstances surrounding the crash.
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