EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A 21-year-old man from Fabens has been arrested in connection with a deadly hit-and-run that happened on June 18 in Far East El Paso and killed a 76-year-old man.<\/p>\n
According to the El Paso Police Department, Abraham Sosa Castro has been identified as the suspect and was arrested Tuesday on suspicion that on June 18, at around 11:30 p.m., he fled after crashing into a vehicle on Loop 375 (near Pellicano Drive), a crash that ultimately killed the other driver, Manuel Olivas Contreras.<\/p>\n
This comes after police had asked the public for help in finding the suspect on June 20, just a couple of days after the crash happened.<\/p>\n
RELATED: Police seek driver in fatal Loop 375 hit-and-run<\/a><\/p>\n On the night of the crash, Contreras was initially reported to have suffered non-life-threatening injuries; however, police later learned he died at a hospital the next morning.<\/p>\n Investigators believe Castro was driving a 2023 Cadillac CT4 south on Loop 375 and speeding when he allegedly rear-ended Contreras’ 2019 Nissan Sentra, then left his vehicle there and ran away. <\/p>\n According to police statistics, Contreras’ death is the 22nd traffic death of 2026, compared to 29 at the same time in 2025.<\/p>\n Jail records show Castro was booked into the El Paso County Downtown Jail on Wednesday and charged with a collision involving death.<\/p>\n According to jail records, as of Wednesday afternoon, Castro remains in jail under a $500,000 bond.<\/p>\n RECOMMENDED: El Paso man faces three intoxication assault counts after Canyon SUV crash injures 4<\/a><\/p>\n