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Albuquerque police say driver ran stop sign before being struck by officer
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The Albuquerque Police Department said a 25-year-old driver who was T-boned by an officer responding to a call on Monday is expected to survive his injuries.
APD spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said the man, who was initially described as a teenager, is “being monitored for internal bleeding, but is expected to make a full recovery.”
The officer involved in the collision was treated for minor injuries.
The crash occurred around 6:40 p.m. on Snow Vista SW, south of Sage.
Surveillance video showed the driver of the Toyota Camry “ran a stop sign, crossed at least one lane of traffic and pulled into the path of the officer” before the crash, Gallegos said. At the time, the officer was headed in the direction of an unrelated crash at 98th and Interstate 40.
“The call had just come out, and he was going to respond, but this crash happened in an instant. He did not have emergency equipment activated,” Gallegos said. Video showed the officer was “driving with the flow of traffic” and didn’t appear to be speeding at the time.
Due to the seriousness of the driver’s injuries, APD’s fatal crash detectives are investigating, with the Rio Rancho Police Department assisting.
