El Paso woman, 90, dies after truck hits her on crosswalk at Northeast park
Helen Clanan was at a crosswalk near Todd Ware Park in the Castner Heights neighborhood, where she resided, when at 8 p.m. on May 20 she was struck by a 2009 GMC Sierra driven by Diana Garcia Johnson, 65, of San Elizario, a police news release by EPPD spokesman Officer Adrian Cisneros stated.
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The El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office on Friday, May 23, notified police investigators that Clanan, who had been hospitalized since the collision, died, police stated.
Police reported that the GMC Sierra was westbound on Rutherford Drive when the truck stopped at the intersection with Stahala Drive, turned left and struck Clanan, who was on a crosswalk on the 9300 block of Stahala Drive.
No charges have been filed against the driver, Cisneros said. The pedestrian death was the 24th traffic-related fatality in El Paso this year.
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Daniel Borunda may be reached at dborunda@elpasotimes.com and @BorundaDaniel on X.
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