On Friday morning at 8:35 a.m., Officer Wayne Carreon was directing traffic on I-10 West near the Cotton Street exit at a traffic accident. Twenty-one year old Hector Magana was driving a dump truck approaching the accident scene. The dump truck struck officer Carreon and threw him across the lane of traffic. The dump truck continued through and struck another car then stopped after colliding with a patrol car. Carreon was rushed to Hotel Dieu Hospital with serious head injuries where he later died. Magana was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault with a Motor Vehicle. Officer Carreon is survived by his wife. His brother, Luis, was also an El Paso Police officer. Source: El Paso Times
Military Information: SGT, US MARINE CORPS
Military Information: SGT, US MARINE CORPS
On Friday morning at 8:35 a.m., Officer Wayne Carreon was directing traffic on I-10 West near the Cotton Street exit at a traffic accident. Twenty-one year old Hector Magana was driving a dump truck approaching the accident scene. The dump truck struck officer Carreon and threw him across the lane of traffic. The dump truck continued through and struck another car then stopped after colliding with a patrol car. Carreon was rushed to Hotel Dieu Hospital with serious head injuries where he later died. Magana was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault with a Motor Vehicle. Officer Carreon is survived by his wife. His brother, Luis, was also an El Paso Police officer. Source: El Paso Times
Military Information: SGT, US MARINE CORPS
Military Information: SGT, US MARINE CORPS
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