EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 The El Paso Police Department identified on Thursday the motorcyclist who was killed in Wednesday’s crash in Northeast El Paso.<\/p>\n
The crash happened near Magnetic Street and Hercules Avenue at around 1:04 p.m. on Wednesday <\/p>\n
According to EPPD, while the crash is still under investigation, the motorcyclist involved in the crash was identified as 26-year-old John Paul Forero Moya, a northeast El Paso resident, who died at the scene. <\/p>\n
Police have also identified the other driver as 37-year-old Juan Jose Flores Orozco, a Socorro, TX, resident driving a 2014 Nissan Murano. <\/p>\n
EPPD said a preliminary investigation revealed that Orozco was traveling south on the 8300 block of Magnetic while approaching the intersection of Hercules, while Moya was traveling north on Magnetic at a high rate of speed. <\/p>\n
As both vehicles approached, Orozco made a left onto Hercules. That is when police say Moya struck the Nissan in the intersection. <\/p>\n
The Special Traffic Investigations unit has taken over the investigation and is continuing to look into the circumstances surrounding the crash.<\/p>\n
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