{"id":371687,"date":"2026-07-13T22:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T22:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/371687\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T22:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T22:03:12","slug":"driver-arrested-in-fatal-el-paso-motorcycle-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/371687\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver arrested in fatal El Paso motorcycle crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 A 21-year-old man has been arrested and is facing charges in a crash that killed two people riding on a motorcycle on Sunday evening, July 12 in El Paso’s Lower Valley.<\/p>\n

David McCall, 21, has been arrested and is facing two charges of collision involving death, El Paso Police said.<\/p>\n

\u00a02 killed in crash involving motorcycle on Loop 375\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

McCall fled the scene on foot after the car he was driving struck a motorcycle and killed the two people riding it, police said. The victims were identified as Alfredo De La Torre, 44, and Miriam De La Torre, 42.<\/p>\n

The crash happened at 6:15 p.m. on Sunday along Loop 375 West (Border Highway) near Yarbrough.<\/p>\n

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Special Traffic Investigations was called out to the scene. The preliminary information is that McCall lost control of his vehicle and struck a motorcycle that was also driving along Loop 375.<\/p>\n

Both occupants were thrown from the motorcycle and died at the scene, police said.<\/p>\n

McCall fled on foot after the crash but was later caught, police said.<\/p>\n

McCall was booked into the El Paso County Detention Center.<\/p>\n

The family of the two victims in the crash have set up a GoFundMe page. You can learn more by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The GoFundMe page read in part:<\/p>\n

“Alfredo and Miriam De La Torre were the most selfless people, always welcoming everyone with open arms regardless of any situation. Yesterday, they were tragically killed in a motorcycle accident, leaving our family grieving beyond words. Alfredo and Miriam were the foundation of our family\u2014loving, hardworking, and always putting others before themselves.”<\/p>\n

These are the 27th and 28th traffic fatalities inside the City limits compared to 33 at the same time last year, police said.<\/p>\n

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