14-07-2025
Pedestrian on roadway closes Interstate 10 for hours in East El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Interstate 10 East at Yarbrough was closed for nearly eight hours after a pedestrian was transported to a hospital with serious injuries on Sunday morning, July 13, in East El Paso.
According to the El Paso Police Department, the call came in at 10 a.m. on July 13 about a traffic hazard that turned out to be a pedestrian on the roadway.
The highway reopened at about 6 p.m. Sunday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
El Paso Police said one person was transported with injuries. Police did not identify the person or say what led up to the incident.
The El Paso Fire Department confirmed the pedestrian was transported with serious injuries (Code 3).
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