After Halloween Spc. Joseph D. Binion, 23, was walking home when he was hit and killed by a truck in El Paso, Texas around 2:30 am.
Police reported that David Palacios was driving the blue Chevrolet Silverado truck that hit Binion. After he hit the Chicago soldier, he fled from the scene. Special traffic investigators caught up to Palacios and arrested him. Police stated that Palacios was taken into custody and charged with intoxicated manslaughter and an accident causing personal injury or death.
The death of Binion hit the town harder since he was a soldier. One person said that she thought “it’s terrible that a soldier, who can go across the country or halfway around the world, serves his country and comes home and is killed by some crazy driver not paying attention.”
Local officials warn that during holidays like Halloween both pedestrians and drivers have to be even more careful. During the night of this accident, there were many children also crossing the street. Some had dark clothing on too.
Local police reported that there has been a little increase in car accidents. 52 people have been killed in car accidents where last year at this same time there had been 46.
If you’ve been involved in any type of injury, you may need to contact a Texas Personal Injury Lawyer. For a free case review Call 1-866-242-0905
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