Fatal Crash: El Paso Man Dies in Multi-Vehicle Wreck

0:00It's April 7th, El Paso news today starts now. AI powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. A 56-year-old El Paso man, named Jamie Humberto Andrade, lost his life in a deadly multi-vehicle crash on North Desert Boulevard in West El Paso. He was behind the wheel of a Subaru Outback, when another car slammed into him from behind at high speed, sending him to the hospital where he later. The wreck started with a separate collision involving four vehicles, and then Andrade's SUV got rear-ended by a BMW driven by a 19-year-old. Local woman named Ambar Chavira. Police pieced this together from the scene, highlighting how one crash can quickly turn into a nightmare chain reaction. Folks in the area dealt with road closures overnight, but things cleared up before 6am. Tuesday, thanks to quick work by Cruise. No one's been arrested yet, and the impact hit hard on drivers navigating that busy stretch early in the morning. Cops from the Special Traffic Investigations Unit and the DWI Task Force are digging deeper, with alcohol looking like a key factor in what went down.

1:07This keeps the case open as they chase every lead. El Paso has seen 15 traffic deaths so far this year, down a bit from 19 at this point last year. Still a stark reminder to buckle up, and stay sharp on these roads.