Woman dies trying to stop stranger’s car from rolling across Pellicano

Update: El Paso Police just identified the pedestrian as 42-year-old Gloria Anthony. Police say she died at the hospital.

The driver of the car involved in the incident stopped in a parking lot and got out. The car started to roll backwards.

Anthony and a group of other pedestrians she was with tried to stop the car, but Anthony was knocked down an seriously injured.

Police say this is the 39th traffic fatality of 2024 compared with 53 at this time last year.

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- One person is in the hospital with serious injuries after a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at the 12200 block of Pellicano Dr., according to El Paso Fire Department. The person injured was brought to Del Sol Medical Center.

Images sent to ABC-7 from viewers appear to show police tape blocking off a section of the road.

Pellicano Dr. east and west-bound lanes have been closed.

El Paso Fire Department says the call for the collision came in at 7:50 p.m.

ABC-7 has a crew heading to the scene right now, and will continue to update this story as we learn more.