EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 A woman wanted in connection with a deadly pedestrian crash that killed a 77-year-old El Paso grandmother has been arrested, according to the Eagle Pass Police Department.<\/p>\n
Officers assigned to the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested 29-year-old Melanie Christine Cuellar on Thursday at U.S. Port of Entry No. 2 in Eagle Pass.<\/p>\n
Cuellar was wanted on an active El Paso warrant for a collision involving death and had reportedly fled to Mexico, police said.<\/p>\n
She was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Tom Bowles Detention Center, where she will remain pending extradition proceedings.<\/p>\n
Cuellar was previously identified by El Paso police in connection with the July 19, 2025 pedestrian crash in the 6800 block of Alameda that killed 77-year-old Maria Lopez. <\/p>\n
Police said Lopez was returning to Ju\u00e1rez to shop and visit family when she was struck.<\/p>\n
Cuellar has not been convicted of the charge.<\/p>\n
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