NEWS RELEASE Motor Vehicle Accident / Driving While Intoxicated, I 10 EB, El Paso County.

EL PASO, TEXAS - On October 4, 2024, at approximately 1:52 AM., El Paso County Sheriff's Office Deputies assigned to the East Montana Patrol Station were investigating a Motor Vehicle Accident at I-10 EB MM 37. While deputies were blocking traffic with emergency overhead lights, a vehicle struck a patrol unit and a tow truck. Investigation revealed the driver, 27-year-old Roman Aranda, was intoxicated and subsequently placed under arrest for Driving While Intoxicated.

At approximately 3:15 AM., Deputies assigned to the Peter J. Herrera Patrol Station were assisting by directing traffic near I-10 EB MM 35, when an additional vehicle struck another patrol unit. Investigation revealed the driver, 32-year-old Daniel Vasqez, was also intoxicated and subsequently placed under arrest for Driving While Intoxicated. Both subjects were booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility. Because they are pending the booking process, no booking image is available at the moment.

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