Man charged with DWI in fatal New Year’s Eve crash in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – One person was killed and two others injured in a crash involving an alleged drunk driver in Albuquerque on New Year’s Eve, according to the Albuquerque Journal.

The two-vehicle collision occurred in the area of Wyoming Boulevard and Indian School Road at about 8:30 p.m. A preliminary investigation by Albuquerque police indicated that the driver of a Lincoln was going south on Wyoming Boulevard and tried to turn left at Indian School Road. As the Lincoln entered the intersection, a U-Haul in the turn lane blocked the driver’s view.

A Honda that was traveling at a high rate of speed crashed into the Lincoln, killing a passenger in the Lincoln. The two drivers were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

The Honda driver, 24-year-old Joshua Montoya of Albuquerque, was charged with two counts of DWI-related homicide by vehicle and was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center. 

In the complaint filed by prosecutors, officers said one of the drivers, identified as Montoya, had a “distinct smell of an alcoholic beverage and admitted to consuming alcoholic beverages prior to the crash.”

Crash closes portion of 2nd Street in North Valley

NORTH VALLEY, NM – A vehicle crash caused a road closure in the North Valley on Friday night, authorities said.

A traffic alert from the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office at 7:28 p.m. stated that deputies responded to the the accident on 2nd Street NW near Ranchitos Road NW. All of southbound 2nd Street was closed while the wreck was being removed.

Drivers were advised to seek alternate routes. All lanes were reopened about 90 minutes later.

I-40 eastbound reduced to one lane due to accident

ALBUQUERQUE, NM – An accident disrupted traffic along a stretch of Interstate 40 on Saturday evening.

According to an advisory on NMRoads at 6:49 p.m., the crash took place on I-40 eastbound at mile marker 143, six miles west of Albuquerque.

The interstate was reduced to one lane through the area while crews were responding to the scene.

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