Juan Escajeda ID’d as Man Killed in Lower Valley Pedestrian Crash at Pendale Road and Euphrates Drive

Lower Valley, Texas (October 20, 2018) – The authorities have released the identity of a man who was struck and killed by a vehicle at an intersection in Lower Valley on Thursday night.
According to the El Paso Police Department, Juan Jose Escajeda, 52, died in the crash that was reported at around 9:30 p.m. Thursday, October 18, at Pendale Road and Euphrates Drive.
Police said Escajeda was walking northbound on the curb along Pendale Road when he stumbled onto the road and a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado struck him.
Escajeda was taken to Del Sol Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The driver of the Silverado, Jose Luis Morales, 34, was not injured.
The Police are conducting an investigation into the incident.