Jose Roberto Prieto Killed in West El Paso Car Crash on North Mesa Street near Festival Drive

El Paso, Texas (October 1, 2019) – A 16-year-old Coronado High School student was killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday night in West El Paso, according to the police.

The crash occurred around 10:40 p.m. on September 28, on North Mesa Street near Festival Drive.

Police said Daniel Tohme Posada, 18, was driving a Mercedes southbound at a high rate of speed when he collided with a Volkswagen Jetta driven by Omar Granados, 24, which was leaving an apartment complex.

Posada, Jose Roberto Prieto, and another 16-year-old boy in the Mercedes sustained injuries in the crash.

Granados and the other three victims were taken to University Medical Center of El Paso, where Prieto later died.

The police Special Traffic Investigations Unit is conducting the investigation.