Albuquerque –
Around 6:38 PM, a crash involving three vehicles, including an Albuquerque Police Department unit, happened at 98th and Sage. Additional APD officers responded to the scene, and Albuquerque Fire Rescue was dispatched.
An officer from the Albuquerque Police Department was hit in the crash and the officer sustained injuries. Despite his injuries, he was seen checking on and rendering aid to another vehicle’s occupant before rescue arrived. A car was seen fleeing the area after the crash, the car had front end damage. When the crash occurred, officers and APD’s Air Support were searching for this vehicle.
AFR’s Rescue 14 transported one person, who is a teenager per APD, to a local area hospital. The teen reportedly has serious injuries. The officer sustained minor injuries, but was also taken to a local area hospital.
Officers are blocking streets near 98th and Sage. APD’s Motors Unit is responding to the scene to start an investigation.
If we learn more about this crash, the cause, or the person(s) injured, we will update you.
UPDATE:
In a statement released by APD’s PIO, it states:
“An APD officer was involved in crash this evening that resulted in serious injuries to a teen-age driver of another vehicle.
The driver of the other vehicle was transported to a local hospital. Their condition has not yet been updated. The officer suffered minor injuries.
Officers responded to the crash at 6:40 p.m. in the area of 98th St. and Sage Rd. S.W.
APD’s Motors Unit is responding to the scene to start an investigation. The Rio Rancho Police Department will assist with the investigation.”
UPDATE from February 11, 2025:
The update received this morning from APD says:
“The driver who was seriously injured in Monday’s crash with an APD officer was a 25-year-old man, not a teen-ager as officers originally believed. The man is in stable condition at a local hospital.
Investigators determined the APD officer was responding to separate traffic crash at 98th St. and I-40 around 6:39 p.m. when he crashed into a white 2004 Toyota Camry sedan. The officer was traveling northbound on Snow Vista Blvd. S.W., as he approached Sage Rd. S.W. The Camry pulled out onto Snow Vista from the Walmart and the APD vehicle struck the Camry on the driver side.
The officer was also transported to a hospital to treat minor injuries.
The investigation is on-going.”
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