Teen driver and passenger killed in crash failed to yield right of way, police say
By Jesse Martinez Friday, June 24th 2016
EL PASO, Texas — Two people died following a crash on Diana Drive and Guadalupe Drive in Northeast El Paso Thursday evening, police said.
The crash happened just before 9 p.m. on the 8700 block of Diana Drive.
Police said Mario Lopez, 22, was driving a blue Ford Focus northbound with a 20-year-old passenger.
An unidentified 15-year-old girl was driving a blue 2014 Chevrolet Spark east on Guadalupe Drive with a 16-year-old boy.
The Spark entered the intersection and failed to yield the right of way when crossing Diana Drive, police said.
The vehicles crashed, and emergency crews had to use the Jaws of Life to get people out of one of the vehicles.
The 16-year-old boy died at the scene, and the 15-year-old girl was taken to University Medical Center, police said. She later died from her injuries.
Friends told KFOX14 the driver was 16-year-old Natalie Torres and she was pregnant at the time of the crash. Friends also identified the passenger as Max Perez.
Lopez was arrested on a charge unrelated to the crash, police said.