{"id":153056,"date":"2026-02-06T01:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T01:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/153056\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T01:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T01:59:08","slug":"woman-charged-with-manslaughter-after-wrong-way-crash-in-west-el-paso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/153056\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman charged with manslaughter after wrong-way crash in West El Paso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktsm.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 A 25-year-old woman has been charged with manslaughter after driving the wrong way on Interstate 10 on Tuesday, Feb. 3, resulting in the death of a man, according to the El Paso Police Department.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Britney Torres. Photo courtesy of the El Paso Police Department.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/51c4790290546b6f200dff2604d34e3b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Britney Torres. Photo courtesy of the El Paso Police Department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Special Traffic Investigations unit arrested 25-year-old Britney Torres and charged her with intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle. She was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with a $150,000 bond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/crash-closes-lanes-10-west-124749716.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Man dies in wrong-way crash on I-10 West at Mesa;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Man dies in wrong-way crash on I-10 West at Mesa <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As KTSM previously reported, Torres was traveling the wrong way on I-10 West at Mesa, just before 11 p.m. on Feb. 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the same time, Jesus Chico, 25, was traveling west on I-10 when Torres struck Chico Jr., where he later died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Torres was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Torres is scheduled to have her bond hearing on Friday, Feb. 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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