MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT MILE MARKER 56 On I-10

EL PASO TX- On October 22, 2023, at approximately 11:00 p.m., El Paso County Sheriff's Office Deputies from the Peter J. Herrera Patrol Station were dispatched to mile marker 56 on Interstate 10 in reference to a vehicle disturbance as initial calls from the public were of a vehicle traveling the wrong way on the westbound lanes. As Deputies responded to that call, that vehicle was involved in a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer. The occupants of the tractor sustained minor injuries as the wrong-way driver had no signs of life. Shortly afterward that vehicle became engulfed in flames as Special Traffic Investigators were requested to the scene and investigated the crash. At this time, no further information will be released on the driver or investigation until the next of kin is notified.