ALBUQUERQUE, NM – A man who was charged in a deadly drunk driving crash in Albuquerque has now pleaded no contest to vehicular homicide.
According to the Albuquerque Journal, 26-year-old Jordon Johnson entered the plea in connection with the incident that took place on Christmas Eve 2018.
Prosecutors said Johnson was speeding that night as he drove on Coors Boulevard NW and went through a stop light at Fortuna Road NW. His vehicle crashed into a Jeep driven by 56-year-old Kelly Chavez, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Chavez had been driving home from a party, his sister said.
Johnson’s blood alcohol level when he was arrested indicated he had been driving drunk, according to investigators. He will face up to 19 years in prison when he is sentenced.
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