EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — Police confirm the motorcyclist who crashed Wednesday night in the Lower Valley has died.
According to the El Paso Police Department, 20-year-old Brandon Olivas died from the injuries he suffered after a crash on the 7900 block of Knights Drive, near Thomas Manor Park.
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Investigators with EPPD’s Special Traffic Investigation Unit believe that at around 7:31 p.m., Olivas was speeding on a 2019 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle, heading east on Knights Drive, when he crashed into a 2005 Chevy Malibu.
According to investigators, the Malibu was going west on Knights but then was turning when the crash happened.
Olivas suffered serious injuries and was rushed to the hospital, where he later died.
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Investigators concluded that speed and “failure to yield the right of way” caused the crash.
Per EPPD numbers, this is the 53rd traffic death of 2026, compared to 50 this same time last year.
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