HIT AND RUN – STEEL MILL AND HIGHLAND – UPDATE:

September 1, 2021

El Paso TX- On August 31, 2021, at approximately 1:30 hours pm, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Investigators conducted a follow up on the block of 18000 Joe Ojeda in Tornillo, Texas. The follow up was regarding a Hit and Run involving a pedestrian that occurred on August 29, 2021, at the block of 200 Steel Mill. During the follow up, Investigators located the vehicle involved in the crash and identified the driver as Javier Ochoa. He was booked into the El Paso County Jail on a $10,000.00 bond for Accident Involving Death along with several other outstanding warrants.

El Paso, TX – On August 29, 2021, at about 1:40 a.m., El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Deputies with the Peter J. Herrera Station were dispatched to the intersection of Steel Mill and Highland in Tornillo, Texas. Upon their arrival, they located 27-year-old Arturo Ramirez without any signs of life after being struck by a vehicle.

The vehicle that struck Mr. Ramirez fled the scene, leaving him on the roadway. Special Traffic Investigators are requesting the public’s assistance with this investigation. If you have any information, contact the Special Traffic Investigations at 915-546-2260, 915-546-2267 or dispatch at 915-546-2280.