Female pedestrian dies, driver of truck arrested on suspicion of DWI after auto-pedestrian crash on Menaul Boulevard in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Pedestrian killed in suspected drunken driving crash in Uptown
According to Gallegos, around 9 p.m. a truck was headed east on Menaul NE, approaching Mesilla, when it went on to the curb and struck the pedestrian and a light pole.
Man in custody, after fatal crash in northeast Albuquerque
A vehicle traveling eastbound on Menaul Blvd. went up onto the curb, striking a pedestrian and a light pole, before ending up in a parking near Mesilla St. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
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