Art Cadena Killed in Auto-Pedestrian Accident on Dyer Street in El Paso, TX
UPDATE (February 8, 2023): The victim of this accident has been identified as 33-year-old New Mexico man Art Cadena.
El Paso, TX — January 19, 2023, one person died in an early-morning auto-pedestrian accident along Dyer Street in El Paso.
The investigation is ongoing and police released few preliminary details, but they say the incident happened early Thursday morning on the 11000 block of Dyer. Investigators allege the victim was on foot in the road's southbound lanes for unknown reasons when he was hit by a Honda Accord.
The pedestrian was critically injured in the collision and died a short time later at an area hospital.
No further information is currently available.
Clearly at this point there's no telling exactly what happened on Dyer Street, but I think most would agree that given the loss of someone's life it's important to find out—AND not to jump to any hasty conclusions before investigators can get more information. I've seen too many instances where "early morning" and "pedestrian" trigger some hasty finger-pointing, but it's always best to withhold judgment and let only the facts ultimately do the talking. I have little doubt that the victim's loved ones have many urgent questions about how and why this happened; I just hope that what authorities find provides some satisfactory answers.
