EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 78-year-old man has died after he crashed a vehicle into a staffing agency on Monday afternoon, Oct. 20, in East El Paso, according to El Paso Police.
Police say they responded just after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Grover and Hawkins in reference to a vehicle crash.
Preliminary information revealed that Luis Hernandez Vasquez, 78, was traveling eastbound on Grover when he failed to stop at the intersection of Grover and Hawkins.
Vasquez continued eastbound and struck a curb along with a tree in the center median. Vasquez then crossed the northbound lanes of Hawkins and crashed into The Job Connection, a staffing agency at 1250 Hawkins.
Vasquez sustained serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where he later died, police said.
Police did not say what caused Vasquez to crash into the business.
Police are still investigating the incident and say that this is the 52nd traffic fatality compared to 55 this same time last year.
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