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UPDATE: NMSU police identify pedestrian killed in crash near campus

NMSU police identified the pedestrian killed in a Saturday morning collision near Cholla and Triviz as 32-year-old Julio Caro. Alcohol does not appear to be involved, and the driver cooperated with investigators.

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UPDATE: NMSU police identify pedestrian killed in crash near campus
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University police say the driver remained at the scene and alcohol does not appear to be a factor

Organ Mountain News report

LAS CRUCES - New Mexico State University police have identified the pedestrian killed Saturday morning in a traffic collision near the intersection of Cholla Road and Triviz Drive as 32-year-old Julio Caro of Doña Ana County.

The crash happened at about 6:45 a.m. when Caro was struck by a vehicle traveling south on Triviz Drive between Film Street and Cholla Road, just east of the NMSU campus.

Police said alcohol does not appear to have been a factor. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, and no criminal charges are pending at this time.

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