Alcohol does not appear to have been a factor in the crash, and at this time, there are no pending criminal charges involving the driver of the vehicle.
Source: NMSU Newsroom
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New Mexico State University police have identified the pedestrian killed Saturday morning in a traffic collision in the area of Cholla Road and Triviz Drive as 32-year-old Julio Caro of Doña Ana County.
The pedestrian crash occurred at approximately 6:45 a.m. Saturday, when Caro was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound on Triviz Drive between Film Street and Cholla Road near NMSU’s Las Cruces campus. Alcohol does not appear to have been a factor in the crash, and at this time, there are no pending criminal charges involving the driver of the vehicle, who remained at the scene and was fully cooperative.
UPDATE (10:30 a.m., November 29): Triviz Drive has reopened and police activity in the area has concluded.
Breaking: NMSU police investigate fatal traffic collision involving pedestrian
ORIGINAL STORY (9:30 a.m., November 29):
New Mexico State University police are investigating a traffic collision Saturday morning in the area of Cholla Road and Triviz Drive that resulted in the death of a 32-year-old male pedestrian.
Triviz Drive is closed in both directions at this time, and police are asking motorists to avoid the area while the investigation is under way.
Police activity in the area may impact traffic for NMSU’s 1 p.m. football game against Middle Tennessee at Aggie Memorial Stadium, and fans are asked to plan for possible delays and seek alternate routes to the stadium.
NMSU PD will provide an update once the investigation has concluded and traffic in the area has returned to normal.