Pedestrian killed in Friday night crash on Boutz Road

Police say 48-year-old Juan Haro was struck by teen driver near El Paseo

Organ Mountain News report

LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces police are investigating a Friday night crash that killed a 48-year-old man near the intersection of Boutz Road and El Paseo.

Emergency crews were dispatched around 10:50 p.m. June 13 and found Juan A. Haro with multiple injuries after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Boutz Road on foot. Life-saving efforts were attempted, but Haro was pronounced dead at the scene.

This marked the second high-profile traffic-related fatality in Las Cruces in less than two weeks. On June 2, a 14-year-old was shot and killed in an apparent road-rage incident near Spruce Avenue.

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Traffic investigators say Haro was crossing from north to south when he was hit by a black Cadillac CTS traveling westbound toward El Paseo. The 17-year-old driver stopped nearby and was interviewed by police at the scene. The vehicle was seized pending a search warrant.

No charges have been filed at this time, and the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information or video footage related to the incident is asked to contact Las Cruces traffic investigators at 575-526-0795.

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