{"id":154760,"date":"2026-02-07T05:08:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T05:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/154760\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T05:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T05:08:18","slug":"el-paso-woman-dies-in-horizon-city-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/154760\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso woman dies in Horizon City crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 53-year-old woman died in a crash after failing to yield the right of way to another vehicle in Horizon City, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Virginia Striplin of El Paso was driving a blue Nissan SUV about 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5, at the intersection of Eastlake Boulevard and Blingwood Street, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Priscilla I. Contreras said in a news release.<\/p>\n

A silver Audi was being driven west on Eastlake Boulevard when Striplin in the eastbound lanes attempted to make a left turn onto Blingwood Street. The name of the Audi driver has not been released.<\/p>\n

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Striplin failed to yield the right-of-way and collided with the Audi, the news release states. She was taken to a hospital, where she later died from the injuries she suffered in the crash.<\/p>\n

No further information has been released as an investigation is ongoing by the El Paso County Sheriff\u2019s Office’s Special Traffic Investigators unit.<\/p>\n

More: El Paso fatal crash tracker 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Aaron Martinez covers the criminal justice system for the El Paso Times. He may be reached at amartinez1@elpasotimes.com.<\/p>\n

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