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FATAL HIT-AND-RUN – SUSPECT ARRESTED

Fort Bliss Soldier Arrested in Fatal El Paso Hit-and-Run That Killed 37-Year-Old

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Published by Beverly Law
September 18, 2026 · 4 min read
Tim Foster Street near Pebble Hills High School, El Paso, TX
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Street View of the 2300 block of Tim Foster Street near Pebble Hills High School in Far East El Paso, TX, where Erica Garcia was struck and killed in February 2026. Source: Google Maps.
KEY DETAILS
DATE & TIME
The crash occurred on Sunday, February 8, 2026; the exact time has not been released.
LOCATION
Tim Foster Street near Pebble Hills High School, El Paso, TX
VICTIM
37-year-old Erica Suann Garcia was struck while crossing the street outside a crosswalk and later died from her injuries at a hospital.
ROAD CLOSURES
No road closures were reported; the arrest was announced roughly seven months after the crash itself.
INVESTIGATION
The suspect, a Fort Bliss soldier, was indicted in July 2026 and booked on September 11, 2026 on a $20,000 bond; the case remains active in the El Paso County criminal justice system.

A Fort Bliss soldier has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed 37-year-old Erica Suann Garcia in Far East El Paso, Texas. Pfc. Harmony Adynasty McNair, a fire control specialist with the Army’s 1st Armored Division, was booked on September 11 after a grand jury indicted her in July on one count of collision involving death. Investigators say McNair, driving a 2025 Kia K4, struck Garcia while she was crossing Tim Foster Street outside a crosswalk or controlled intersection near Pebble Hills High School on February 8, then left the scene without helping her or waiting for authorities. Garcia was rushed to a hospital, where she later died from her injuries. McNair is being held on a $20,000 bond.

According to KTSM 9 News, the case was presented to a grand jury months after the February crash before McNair was formally charged with collision involving death. KFOX14 reported that Fort Bliss confirmed McNair’s arrest, saying the Army “take[s] these matters seriously and are cooperating fully with law enforcement authorities” as the case moves through the civilian justice system. Neither outlet reported any road closures tied to the arrest, since the crash itself happened seven months earlier. The criminal case against McNair remains pending in El Paso County.

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Where It Happened

2300 block of Tim Foster Street near Pebble Hills High School, Far East El Paso, Texas

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SOURCESKTSM 9 News·KFOX14

What the Law Says

Texas Transportation Code Section 550.021 requires a driver involved in a crash that causes injury or death to stop, render reasonable aid, and provide identifying information to the injured person or police. When the crash results in death and the driver fails to do this, the offense is charged as a second-degree felony, commonly called collision involving death. This is the statute prosecutors used to charge the driver accused of leaving the scene after allegedly striking Erica Garcia. Failing to stop can also support separate civil liability for the victim’s family.

Texas Transportation Code Section 552.006 requires pedestrians crossing a roadway at a point other than a marked or unmarked crosswalk to yield the right-of-way to approaching vehicles. Even so, Texas law does not excuse a driver from the general duty to keep a proper lookout and use reasonable care to avoid striking a pedestrian. In a wrongful death claim, a jury weighs both parties’ conduct under Texas’s proportionate-responsibility law when apportioning fault. Investigators often examine lighting, speed, and visibility at the crash site to help determine how responsibility should be divided.

This summary is general information, not legal advice. Every case depends on its specific facts.

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