Fatal wreck in Rio Rancho linked to cars street racing

RIO RANCHO, NM – The Rio Rancho Police Department has released its report on a fatal collision that occurred earlier this month, reports the Rio Rancho Observer.

The report cites witness accounts of two vehicles street racing in connection with the April 4 crash in the area of New Mexico 528 and Corrales Road.

The preliminary investigation indicated that two vehicles were stopped at the intersection of NM 528 and Northern Boulevard at a red light. When the light turned green, both vehicles accelerated rapidly, causing one of the car’s tires to spin out. The vehicles continued north toward Corrales Road, where another vehicle attempted to turn left from southbound NM 528 and was struck in the roadway.

One of the racing vehicles rolled multiple times and landed on its passenger side. The driver, identified as 25-year-old Noah C. De Baca of Albuquerque, died at the scene. The other driver who had been stopped at the light allegedly admitted to police that they had been speeding from the Northern Boulevard intersection.

The witnesses who reported seeing the two cars racing estimated they were going at over 100 miles per hour.

Accident affects traffic in both directions on Alameda Boulevard

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – A crash caused road closures in Albuquerque on Sunday afternoon, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office.

A traffic alert at 3:39 p.m. stated that deputies were on the scene of the accident at Alameda Boulevard and the Rio Grande River.

Eastbound and westbound traffic on Alameda Boulevard was reduced to one lane while the scene was being cleared.

Lane closed on I-40 east near Clines Corners due to crash

CLINES CORNERS, NM – Traffic was slowed along a portion of Interstate 40 on Tuesday afternoon due to a motor vehicle crash.

According to an advisory on NMRoads at 4:20 p.m., emergency services responded to the scene on I-40 eastbound a mile marker 217, one mile west of Clines Corners.

The right lane of the interstate was shut down in the area during the accident response.

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