{"id":52378,"date":"2025-11-17T00:32:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T00:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/52378\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T00:32:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T00:32:19","slug":"el-paso-man-killed-when-semitruck-hits-pickup-stopped-on-i-10-near-anthony-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/52378\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso man killed when semitruck hits pickup stopped on I-10 near Anthony, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

An El Paso man died after a crash involving a semitruck and a pickup truck that was stopped on Interstate 10 near Anthony, Texas, last week, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said.<\/p>\n

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Natanael Mejia, 33, died at a hospital from injuries he suffered on Thursday night, Nov. 13, on the westbound lanes of I-10 near mile marker zero, stated a news release issued Saturday by sheriff’s spokeswoman Priscilla I. Contreras.<\/p>\n

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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office investigates a crash that killed Natanael Mejia, 33, of El Paso, when a semitruck ran into the back of a pickup truck that had stopped on the westbound lanes of I-10 near Anthony, Texas, on Thursday night, Nov. 13, 2025.<\/p>\n

Shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday, Mejia was driving a Chevrolet pickup truck that was seen weaving on the roadway before stopping in one of the lanes of traffic on the highway for unknown reasons, the Sheriff’s Office reported.<\/p>\n

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A westbound 18-wheeler was unable to stop in time and ran into the back of the stopped truck. Mejia was transported to a hospital, where he later died, sheriff’s officials said.<\/p>\n

An investigation by sheriff’s traffic investigators continues.<\/p>\n

Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and\u00a0@BorundaDaniel<\/a>\u00a0on X.<\/p>\n

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