Pedestrian struck, killed in Del Rio
- Nov 29, 2021
- 1 min read
Del Rio, Texas – On November 26, 2021 at approximately 1858 hours, Del Rio Police Department officers responded to a motor vehicle accident call near the intersection of De La Rosa and Dr. Fermin Calderon Boulevard.
Upon arrival, officers learned a female pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle. The female was unresponsive.
Officers administered CPR as they requested assistance from emergency medical services.
The woman was transported to Val Verde Regional Medical Center via EMS for treatment but was pronounced dead at the facility.
The pedestrian was identified as Consuelo R. Barajas, 63 years old. At least one other male was transported to the hospital for medical treatment.
This accident remains under investigation and further details will be released when available.
Atropellan y matan a Peatón en Del Río
Del Rio, Texas - El 26 de noviembre de 2021 aproximadamente a las 1858 horas, los oficiales del Departamento de Policía de Del Rio respondieron a una llamada de accidente automovilístico cerca de la intersección de De La Rosa y Dr. Fermin Calderon Boulevard.
A su llegada, los agentes se enteraron de que un vehículo había atropellado a una peatón. La mujer no respondió.
Los oficiales administraron resucitación cardiopulmonar mientras solicitaban asistencia de los servicios médicos de emergencia.
La mujer fue transportada al Centro Médico Regional Val Verde a través de EMS para recibir tratamiento, pero fue declarada muerta en la instalación.
La peatón fue identificada como Consuelo R. Barajas, de 63 años. Al menos otro hombre fue trasladado al hospital para recibir tratamiento médico.
Este accidente permanece bajo investigación y se darán a conocer más detalles cuando estén disponibles.
I live near a stretch like this and people fly through it even when it’s dark — it’s terrifying as a pedestrian. I’ve gone down random internet rabbit holes (even this site) but stories like this snap me back to what actually needs attention: safer crossings and slower speeds.
This is heartbreaking, and it’s always the same pattern: a busy road, dusk, and a pedestrian who never had much margin for error. Weirdly it reminds me of how we’ll spend time tweaking visuals on stuff like imgg, but don’t put the same effort into making crosswalks and signage actually visible.
Really hoping they release more details about lighting, speed, and whether the driver stopped — those basics matter for preventing the next one. I’ve seen people argue online that “tech will solve everything” (even on places like hrefgo), but street design and enforcement still do the heavy lifting in situations like this.
Hate reading these updates where the investigation takes months and families are stuck waiting. It also makes me think about how “a few seconds” matters — kind of like a playback time calculator shows with speed changes — but on the road those seconds are life or death.
RIP to Ms. Barajas — 6:58pm is exactly when visibility starts getting tricky, and drivers underestimate it all the time. This kind of story makes me wish cities audited these corridors the way we obsess over random stuff online like https://blockblast.co and high scores, because the real “score” here is people getting home alive.