El Paso Warns Drivers of ‘Unexpected Pedestrians’ Amid Border Surge
January 18, 2023 | Texas
One month after El Paso, Texas, declared a state of emergency due to the ongoing border crisis, signs are popping up telling drivers to “watch for unexpected pedestrians,” according to reports.
The signs are meant to mitigate an increase in crashes occurring along the border, many of which have since been tied to human trafficking incidents. Just this Tuesday morning, a car carrying nine illegal migrants ran off-road in south-central El Paso.
Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman Sgt. Eliot Torres said the crash occurred around 6:55 a.m. MT on Raynolds Street next to the city’s University Medical Center, the El Paso Times reported…. (Excerpt from Newsmax)
