Man arrested for deadly DWI crash, fleeing wreck on Albuquerque’s westside, police say
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Albuquerque Police are investigating a deadly overnight crash involving three vehicles. Police said the crash happened at the intersection of Coors Blvd. and Montano Rd. NW.
Police on Monday arrested Jesus Sandoval-Martinez, 21, and charged him with two counts of vehicular homicide (DWI), reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident (great bodily harm or death), and failure to obey traffic control devices/signs, according to court documents.
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A preliminary investigation indicated that a grey Dodge Dakota pickup truck driven by Sandoval-Martinez was traveling northbound on Coors Blvd. NW in the middle lane at a high rate of speed, and ran a red light, according to police.
Police said the truck collided with a black Tesla and a Toyota Corolla that were heading westbound on Montano Rd. According to court documents, Sandoval-Martinez fled the scene on foot. Bystanders and witnesses followed him to a nearby Walgreens and restrained him until police arrived.
The driver of the Tesla, 22-year-old Tiger Gutierrez, and the passenger were critically injured and were taken to UNMH. Gutierrez died at the hospital, while the passenger remains in critical condition. The driver of the Toyota received minor injuries.
Sandoval-Martinez was also taken to UNMH. An officer assessed him for DWI at UNMH and determined that he was impaired, police said. Officers who responded to the crash scene reported seeing empty beer cans in Sandoval-Martinez’s vehicle, according to court documents.
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