EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A late-night crash in west El Paso on Monday left a 56-year-old man dead and prompted a DWI investigation, police said.
The El Paso Police Department responded at 9:17 p.m. to the 6300 block of N. Desert for two separate collisions.
Police said the first collision involved four vehicles.
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Just after that crash, a separate collision occurred involving a 2016 BMW 428i and a 2026 Subaru Outback.
Investigators said Jaime Humberto Andrade, a 56-year-old El Paso resident who was driving the Subaru Outback, was struck from behind at a high rate of speed by the BMW.
The BMW driver was identified as Ambar Chavira, a 19-year-old El Paso resident
Ambar Chavira (credit: EPPD)
Chavira is being charged with a collision involving death.
Andrade was taken to the hospital but later died from injuries sustained in the collision, police said.
Special Traffic Investigators and the DWI Task Force were called to the scene.
Investigators believe alcohol is a contributing factor in the collision.
Police said this was the 15th traffic fatality of the year, compared with 19 at the same time last year.
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