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Updated: 1:48 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 | Posted: 4:45 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2013
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By Ruben Veloz
El Paso Police Department
EL PASO, Texas —
El Paso police are investigating a motorcycle accident that killed a 29-year-old man in El Paso's lower valley.
The accident happened around 12:30 a.m. Friday on Yarbrough Drive and Starr Avenue just north of the Border Highway.
Police closed Yarbrough between Craddock Avenue and Mansfield Avenue for nearly 6 hours to investigate.
Public information officer Darrel Petry told KFOX14 the motorcyclist was going northbound on Yarbrough when he lost control. Investigators said that speed was a factor. The rider,
Raul Reyes, struck a median, causing him to become separated from his motorcycle.
"We do see that a majority of our traffic fatalities do involve, speed, alcohol, and failure to wear a seat belt," said Petry, "If we as a driving community would just slow down, that is going to contribute a lot to the reduction of traffic collisions and traffic fatalities within our city."
Reyes was wearing a helmet.
This is the first deadly accident in El Paso this year.
The road closure caused some confusion for drivers.
While an investigation was being conducted, a man was arrested after he drove through the barriers near the accident.
Police placed him under arrest for suspicion of drunken driving.
KFOX14 cameras captured police emptying an open bottle of tequila they said they found inside the car.
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