{"id":409235,"date":"2026-08-17T22:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/409235\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T22:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T22:30:16","slug":"passenger-killed-in-northeast-el-paso-crash-18-year-old-driver-charged-with-dwi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/409235\/","title":{"rendered":"Passenger killed in northeast El Paso crash; 18-year-old driver charged with DWI"},"content":{"rendered":"

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A man was arrested and charged with DWI after a deadly crash in northeast El Paso.<\/p>\n

Officers arrested 18-year-old Jose Angel Hernandez Gallegos.<\/p>\n

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Jose Angel Hernandez Gallegos. (credit: EPPD)<\/p>\n

The crash happened on the 3900 block of Gateway North at the Cassidy exit on Sunday at 2 a.m.<\/p>\n

Officials said Gallegos was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Silverado at a high rate of speed.<\/p>\n

Gallegos then lost control of the vehicle and struck a signal light.<\/p>\n

His passenger, identified as 33-year-old Cesar Chavez Guillen, died from his injuries.<\/p>\n

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El Paso police are investigating a deadly single-vehicle crash on US 54 North at the Cassidy exit in El Paso. (Credit: FitFam)<\/p>\n

Gallegos was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle and intoxicated assault with a vehicle.<\/p>\n

This is the 37th traffic fatality compared to 37 at the same time last year. <\/p>\n

RELATED: 1 dead, 2 seriously injured in US 54 North crash at Cassidy exit<\/a><\/p>\n

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