Giselle Martinez Killed, Samuel Garcia Arrested after Hit-And-Run Crash on Montoya Drive in Upper Valley
Giselle Martinez ID’d as Girl Killed in Upper Valley Pedestrian Accident on Montoya Drive
Giselle Martinez Killed, Samuel Garcia Arrested after Hit-And-Run Crash on Montoya Drive in Upper Valley
Upper Valley, Texas (September 11, 2018) – The authorities have arrested a man suspected to have been involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a girl dead in Upper Valley on Friday.
According to a local news source, the victim, identified as Giselle Martinez, 13, died of injuries suffered in the accident that took place in the 5500 block of Montoya Drive near Redd Road shortly after 4 p.m. on Friday, September 7.
Police said Martinez was walking along Montoya Drive when she was hit by a dark-colored or silver pickup truck.
Martinez was rushed to a hospital in critical condition and was later pronounced deceased.
The driver of the vehicle turned himself in on Monday, September 10. He was identified as Samuel Garcia, 17, of Sunland Park, New Mexico.
The El Paso Police Department is investigating the crash.
