OSCAR LEESER
MAYOR
TOMMY GONZALEZ
CITY MANAGER
DATE 7/6/2016
CITY COUNCIL
PETER SVARZBEIN, DISTRICT 1
JIM TOLBERT, DISTRICT 2
EMMA ACOSTA, DISTRICT 3
CARL L. ROBINSON, DISTRICT 4
MICHIEL R. NOE, DISTRICT 5
CLAUDIA ORDAZ, DISTRICT 6
LILY LIMÓN, DISTRICT 7
CORTNEY CARLISLE NILAND, DISTRICT 8
NEWS RELEASE
Man Driving Over 110 Miles Per Hour Arrested
Date/Time:
Location:
Arrested:
Monday, July 4, 2016 @ 7:54 p.m.
US 54 South Reference Point 25
20-year old Estevan Diego WHIPPLE of El Paso, TX
EL PASO, TEXAS: An Officer of the El Paso Police Department’s DWI Task Force has arrested and charged
a man with Reckless Driving after July 4 incident. The investigation revealed that 20-year old Estevan Diego
WHIPPLE was operating a white 2014 Ford Mustang south on US54 at 7:54 p.m. The DWI Task supervisor
saw WHIPPLE traveling in excess of 110 miles per hour, weaving through traffic, and tailgating other
motorists. Motorists were forced to take evasive action to avoid a collision with WHIPPLE. The officer was
able to stop WHIPPLE just east of the US54/I-10 exchange on I-10 East. He was placed under arrest and
charged with Reckless Driving. He was booked into the El Paso County Jail on a bond totaling $3,000.00.
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