Suspect to face murder trial for fatal Santa Fe I-25 crash

Suspect to face murder trial for fatal Santa Fe I-25 crash

[@massdistractions]

I don't understand this whole thing of stopping a pursuit of a wrong way driver... if she would run into anyone at that point then they would blame the police once again for not pursuing. This is her fault, plain and simple, lets not blame someone else for her dipstick driving. She deserves more punishment than she will ever receive.

[@pnwlove6159]

@@callyourhitsss the pursuit was not over. The cars involved were directly behind the suspects car.

[@pnwlove6159]

@@callyourhitsss you are 100% incorrect. If you’re basing your grand theory on the dash cam for the semi truck, you are not basing it on full information. The wreck occurred behind the car that was being pursued. After the wreck occurred, the suspect car continued on the wrong side of the highway at a higher rate of speed before crashing. When the crash occurred with the police vehicles, they were still in active pursuit. Multiple witness statements support this. Do your research before you try to call people out erroneously.

[@pnwlove6159]

@@callyourhitsss the fire fighter dodged the suspect car, barely was able to dodge the lead car in the pursuit, and hit the second car head on in the pursuit.

[@TBL-thunder-6]

​@@callyourhitsssdid we watch the same video???

[@Cisco13]

LAPD wouldn't drive on the wrong side

[@christopherarner8322]

How drunk, how high, and how incompetent, do you have to be to drive on the wrong side of the road. I swear. I hope she get the book thrown at her.

[@bradhuff256]

You should ask the handful of cops who did just that chasing this woman in violation of local policy and state law.

[@tremaincheerful4189]

@@bradhuff256 I agree Brad. Yahoo cowboy cops should know better than to chase anyone down the WRONG WAY, compounding the danger to the suspect, themselves, and the innocent travelers. The highway's two northbound lanes parallel the southbound along that portion. Easy to keep her in sight, and not incite her to continue the madness. They should be considered responsible as well, without the excuse of drugs or drunkeness.

[@randallsmerna384]

@@bradhuff256 State the law.

[@bradhuff256]

@@randallsmerna384 It's known as the Safe Pursuit Act. 2014 New Mexico Statutes Chapter 29 - Law Enforcement Section 20 Law Enforcement Safe Pursuit Section 29-20-4 Pursuit policies.

[@amzarnacht6710]

@@tremaincheerful4189 Hmmm, it seems to me that when the car passed the Semi there **were no marked or unmarked units following it** Which would indicate they were on the other side of the roadway going the correct direction, which drew every eye in the oncoming lanes away from their direction of travel toward the flashing lights.

[@WanderingHVACHermit]

The cop should have never driven 100 mph into oncoming traffic, total negligence and disregard for public safety, he caused that accident for no reason.

[@protectyourassests1028]

I'm a commercial vehicle driver and I can assure you that if I was the driver of that semi, I would've gone straight for her. There's no way in hell I would've let her kill an innocent family. At that moment I won't care about losing my CDL if it meant keeping the public safe from harm.

[@bapeboyz6353]

Mr tough guy 💪🏻

[@gbaker9295]

This is good to read. A semi could run interference without too much risk of death for the rig driver

[@handyman1833]

If you went straight for her and let’s say you were driving 70 mph and she was driving 80 mph towards you, the impact would be 150 mph. Pretty sure you wouldn’t make it out alive.

[@kx250fforlife]

​@Erick Baccus true, but using your brain you'd know the semi is probably 30,000 pounds and would blow right through that car. The impact wouldn't be nearly as bad as 2 cars crashing

[@GoldbergPatriot]

What if there were other people in the vehicle? Leave it to the professionals keyboard warrior

[@tinman362]

You know what's worse than an idiot racing the wrong way down the freeway? Two idiots racing the wrong way down the freeway. We need some sort of hippocratic oath for law enforcement: "Whatever you do, don't make it worse." would save a lot of head and heartache.

[@dallas75241]

Absolutely should have called off the pursuit, and you never pursue in the wrong direction of travel

[@marksteward6323]

This man testifying in court as a liar there's videos of her driving alone by herself and he was not in the car even when she struck the other vehicles he was not in there there was no one in there she's the only one that got out of the vehicle and there was no passenger in the vehicle this is a lie to to cause more issues in the courtroom during a hearing there is no video it would have been caught on all the other vehicles as well

[@amzarnacht6710]

So, you're on her side? She should be allowed to drive on the opposite side of the highway? She should be allowed to kill however many she wishes? I don't give two fucks how inaccurate the testimony was... they did not NEED testimony: The video says it all. And there's a lot more of that which we do NOT see, from other witness dash cameras.

[@walkinbeauty7273]

Did you even watch the entire video 🤔

[@dezznutz3743]

@@amzarnacht6710 Hey gigantic ignoramus. Its the cop who killed people. Not her. She went down the wrong side of the highway but she has pulled over by the time the cop caused the accident, killing himself and the innocent driver.

[@DangerRussDayZ6533]

This is slightly misleading. Although she is responsible, legally, she did not crash into anyone. The police crashed. They should have definitely abandoned the chase and followed her with a helicopter.

[@tinman362]

But that isn't as exciting.

[@BaronVonQuiply]

If you commit a crime and anyone dies, even if a cop shoots your crime partner or misses and hits a bystander, you're getting charged with Felony Murder. There are numerous stories of police shooting one suspect and charging the other with FM, which strikes me as something rather open to abuse.

[@Chrissimpson-oo4qx]

I disagree once they start showing they're going to drive in the wrong way you have to continue to chase because you see too many high-speed chases in certain areas just because the police lights off doesn't mean the suspects going to slow down they may have already got it in their mind they're going to get caught so they're going to just keep driving crazy until they either crash or the vehicle won't go anymore.

[@Gerlad970]

Sadly absolutely the cop shouldnt have followed. considering there was so much traffic, should have slowed down from dam 90 mph and got back into the correct lane. even if they lost sight of her, he put the public into a unescapable situation.

[@Barmourchavez]

When you flee law enforcement, you are responsible for anything that happens during the chase.

[@yourtubefool]

So with your reasoning police can kill innocent civilians to chase down a criminal? Sounds pretty dumb.

[@sherrycambridge1531]

I surely am glad that I do not live the drug induced life of wild drug induced recklees abandonment that you do

[@stanr8946]

@@yourtubefool You're the one with the reasoning problem, you clearly fried too many circuits in that little brain of yours.

[@thebugonthewall2660]

It’s literally against state, and local laws, to pursue the way they did. Because of stuff like this happening. But yea, keep deepthroating the boot

[@amzarnacht6710]

@@yourtubefool That's why you're a nobody. In this situation the police have *ZERO* choice: They've got to follow (i.e. chase) from their side of the highway because the stupid fuck is going to wreck themselves and/or others. THAT is what the police need to be there for, to clean up the carnage. If they can stop it, that's fantastic. If a crook decides to run the wrong way to get away the chase should never be terminated until they are deceased. Period.

[@maxpayne7419]

It is absolutely ridiculous that the pursuit was allowed to continue.

[@MrOlea]

but they were lied to. they were perusing a kidnapper with a knife in the car.

[@GoToPhx]

Agree.

[@maxpayne7419]

@@MrOlea a Police vehicle should never pursue anyone driving in a lane against oncoming vehicles. That is insane, and anyone allowing it or directing an officer to do it should be fired.

[@donaldwillinger4280]

She already had done this number before.

[@richardcasados]

R.I.P. Frank

[@wintonlee2169]

The police should have called off the chase instead of provoking the killer.

[@kgraham5820]

When I was younger I often wondered why people didn’t just dodge a wrong way driver, then it happened to me and a friend of mine who was driving. We were on a highway that had two lanes heading north and two lanes heading south. We were heading northbound, in the right lane and driving the speed limit, and all of a sudden I saw a car up ahead that looked like it was coming at us but I couldn’t exactly tell... I remember thinking - surely not... but it was. The rest of it happened within a matter of a couple seconds. By the time the car came into focus, it was past us. The driver was driving southbound in the left lane of northbound traffic and had no idea anything was wrong. It happened within a blink of an eye. I immediately called 911 and so had many others. I believe everything was ok because I never heard anymore about it. It was TERRIFYING and I was glad not to be driving because my legs were shaking so badly that I think I would’ve had to pull over awhile. I’ve never questioned this scenario again.

[@lisaevancho532]

You know? 2 weeks after this horrible tragedy and new to the state of new mexico, I was traveling on I25 and was startled by a Stone that hit my windshield. As I looked to my right, I see a cop chasing ANOTHER person down the highway in the wrong direction on my side of the road! I called police dispatch to express my concern for this, apparently common, practice and dispatch said, and I quote, "call us back when you have a REAL concern." I said that I kinda thought that the health and well-being of our constituency WAS a real concern, but the woman didn't seem the least bit interested. True story. Now, 1 year later, I'm getting the Hell out of this God-forsaken state. Corrupt cops, apathetic government officials and horrible Healthcare systems have cost me everything.

[@sobrietydrummer2]

Mind your business. You pay the police to help keep you and others safe. You don't get to dictate how they do it. If you can do it better, go become a cop and show how it should be done.

[@truejustice2075]

If she's found guilty I guarantee you the judge will give her more time because the victim was a cop but how many times has the same thing happened to a civilians and the judge end up giving the defendant probation or a slap on the wrist, it shouldn't happened like because no matter how you look at it a person is dead.

[@dezznutz3743]

The cop is the killer. It is the cop who sped down the wrong side of the highway and crossed into the path of an oncoming truck.

[@Nahbruhsheesh]

It’s incredible how horrifically trained officers are throughout this country. Yeah go ahead make the situation 100x worse

[@ag4allgood]

Meth heads kill an Officer & a retired Fire fighter. Needs a life sentence to keep her from any people again.

[@ussmonitor]

She should get the chair

[@dezznutz3743]

For what? She didnt cause the accident. Poor police training and a poorly trained, gung-ho cop caused the accident. He killed himself and an innocent man.

[@patrickfisher3933]

They don’t mention that she’s done this before!

[@gbaker9295]

Anyone knowingly driving in the wrong direction is suicidal It rarely ends well

[@sunflowerinsfe256]

Irregardless of how it happened, families were shattered and lives were unnecessarily taken because this...Be kind it could've been any of us. Hopefully justice will be served. It was a terrible tragedy 😔

[@Crazy_Dashcam_Videos]

"Irregardless" is not a word.

[@FlappyBelly]

Why the hell was she fleeing?

[@coinhvy2520]

They should not be able to chase suspects it’s just to risky and the police there self are forced to break the laws of the road and put innocent civilians at risk/harms way.!

[@SonnyJean1108]

Tears

[@FlappyBelly]

For Fears

[@ditto6330]

Jessica all your lies didn't do any Justice for you? Now..2 people have passed away. May they RIP forever and ever...Amen. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of this tragedy Incident. I hope and pray You find the healing you need to stay strong 🙏

[@SonnyJean1108]

I think car should be equipped with a device that will determine if someone is

[@smurfsmurf3925]

Uh that cop definitely caused that accident

[@bertog1217]

The SFPD got cat fished

[@pbgf0411]

The cop messed up, went against department policy.

[@wesstubbs3472]

This has almost become a New Mexican tradition.

[@charlesincharge.5161]

Doing drugs and then getting behind the wheel is just ridiculous stay home. 📡👽🇺🇸 RUN!!!

[@sandib4234]

GOOD!!!!!!!

[@JoseMorales-su8ol]

Damn ot consuela why couldn't you just keep cleaning for family guy?!

[@GrossCouchPotato]

3 years after the trial is over and she is rotting away in prison, she should be reminded that she would be leaving prison had she stopped and only been convicted of the stolen vehicle. Instead, she gets to watch herself grow old on the mirror of a shared prison bathroom until she dies. Police believed they were chasing a suspect that was holding a woman hostage and threatening to kill her. She should be treated just as bad as someone who takes another hostage, she isn’t a victim. Police risked their lives in an attempt to save hers. Her actions lead to police thinking the fleeing car was more than a stolen vehicle.

[@gregthornton4209]

they died so others would live. Call off the chase??

[@njgramm]

Coos are out of control. Why on YA's green earth would you chase someone the wrong way on the highway. Absurd.

[@diggrdeeper2466]

Not responsible for the officers death?

[@Birdbike719]

Sure, blame it on the cops.🙄🙄🙄

[@bradhuff256]

Well, they were the actual cause of the two deaths.

[@thebugonthewall2660]

They caused the crash I don’t see what’s hard to grasp ab that

[@pbgf0411]

Sure, lick that boot. 🥴🥴🥴

[@gailmckay5551]

If it wasn't a cop and firefighter they wouldn't have charged her with murder.

[@pattygirl6372]

The officer shouldn't have been pursuing her going in the wrong direction. He ultimately caused the crash that killed the retired fire fighter. The lady is at fault, but so was the officer.

[@dezznutz3743]

@@pattygirl6372 Exactly. This woman is being used as a scapegoat for their deaths.

[@BaronVonQuiply]

Cops are garbage, however the charge is Felony Murder and it relates to any death that occurs as a result of a crime, even indirectly and even if the cops kill the person you get charged with FM over. This is a rare case where the cop didn't get special treatment, the trial on the other hand..

[@sierravista9013]

Good

[@amzarnacht6710]

It's idiotic to 'call off the chase' - the wrong way driver will just continue to drive the wrong way, and eventually will kill someone. And it will **STILL** be the fault of the department in whose jurisdiction the chase(s) took place. When it comes to a wrong way driver on the highway they've got NO CHOICE WHATSOEVER. All they can do is try to follow, and just wait for the inevitable... which WILL happen because oncoming drivers will see a fleet of flashing lights coming in the opposite lanes and will look THERE, **NOT** at the car coming right at them in their lane. This is a NO WIN situation for law enforcement - unless they're willing to intentionally ram the other vehicle any way possible, which comes with a whole host of other problems.

[@thebugonthewall2660]

She started going the wrong way after she was already being pursued, I believe. How do you know she would have done that if they weren’t so close?

[@jimihendrix225]

Honestly think it was kind of dumb for the cops to pursue her in the oncoming lanes... If she were the one to hit that truck then she would be the only one dead.. Unfortunately for some unknown reason there were like two or three cops doing the same thing, eventually somebody's going to hit head-on and unfortunately that's what happened. It should have never have pursued her in the oncoming lanes Period.

[@maxpayne7419]

If it is inevitable that a collision is going to occur, it makes no sense to give chase and make the situation even more dangerous. This chase should have been immediately called off.

[@ChillRichard]

It is also idiotic to make a dangerous situation even more dangerous, is like putting gas on a fire and hoping it’ll stop it. At some point call off the pursuit is a reasonable decision

[@bapeboyz6353]

No answer? Bet you felt idiotic after the comments below

[@DACA_Must_End_Forever]

This murderer is going to be housed, fed, and kept alive the rest of her life at taxpayers' expense. This is, if she is not released before by a liberal, woke judge

[@iamtheoffenderofall]

Case will be dismissed somehow

[@bradhuff256]

First degree murder is prosecutorial overreach and I fully expect them to lose on those counts.

[@ianchesney9639]

Santa Fe used to be decent, it's a complete cesspool now.

[@eerye70]

i mean, the call was a kidnapping with the victim in the vehicle. They aren't going to stop if at all possible to rescue the kidnapped woman. but our police will not drive the wrong way on the road. they will follow in the proper road going the same direction as the suspect but on the other side with the flow of traffic. just tragic and she should be on trial for murder.

[@mosthatedpromotions4428]

Only because she hit a cop

[@stanr8946]

No, because somebody was killed the result of somebody committing a felony. You need to spend more time hanging out with people who know the law instead of people who break the law.

[@bradhuff256]

She didn't hit a cop, a cop hit a civilian. The cop was violating local policy and state law at the time. Facts.

[@mosthatedpromotions4428]

@@bradhuff256 a cop died as a result so she will be held accountable

[@bradhuff256]

@@stanr8946 It's not only possible for both parties to be in the wrong, it is a certainty in this case.

[@bradhuff256]

@@mosthatedpromotions4428 I understand the law. I also understand the law says the pursuit was illegal. It is possible for both the cop, and the woman to have been in the wrong.

[@daveyboy4287]

Wait a second. Wrong way driving cop got in an accident. Why was he pursuing the wrong way.drivver? End the pursuit. I'd Sue that department and the family of the cop and the police department. The cop for stupidity and the police department for hiring him.

[@liambenyamin5482]

OMG they chose to engage in the chase and the consequences were their own fatalities. She didn't cause their accident; they did!! This is SO new mexican jicky stupid. Scumbag SF Court System. Yuck

[@michaeljacques7336]

If people are killed because you’re committing a felony you’re legally responsible for the deaths of those people. It has nothing to do with New Mexico , that’s universal under US law.

[@tremaincheerful4189]

@@michaeljacques7336 Cops exacerbate the situation giving chase in the WRONG LANES as well. They should have been in following in the correct direction themselves. What they did is contrary to proper police training, and against the law as well.

[@michaeljacques7336]

They were pursuing what they believed to be a kidnapping victim that’s different than a normal chase. what specific law do you believe the police broke?

[@randallsmerna384]

Yeah, blame the cops. You know how many of these asshats have driven the wrong way and have killed people with NOBODY chasing them? Just in that 8 mi stretch there's been at 8 to 10 deaths by wrong way drivers!

[@coyotescactus1448]

You're not supposed to eat the crayons

[@stuwest3653]

2 more out of thousands that could have been saved with a simple lighting system.

[@coolvideos3713]

The truth here is that the cops are the people who put lives in danger. 1 car speeding down the wrong side of the road is dangerous. But having other vehicles (cops) also speeding down the wrong side made it almost impossible for anyone to avoid a collision. The cops should also be charged with murder. They are law enforcement and swear to serve and PROTECT. And driving down a freeway at 90+ MPH the wrong way is irresponsible and irrational. The cops could have chased her from the proper side of the road while she drove on the wrong side. This is what boggles my mind. Did they really think they would make it better or be able to catch her more easily doing what she was doing. Obviously not. The cops had no regard for the safety of hundreds of people and should be fired and criminally charged and sued.

[@BrynhurstSixOwe]

Type her name in FB and she'll pop up... I called her a "Cop Killer". Her family argues with people who comment. Smh

[@babbekgro450]

How do you teach the cops that two police officers collided with each other and both died? In America they teach this at the academy????

[@babbekgro450]

The fault of both police officers, their death, is the lack of professionalism of both and the entire police department. Who are your academies currently graduating in 12-16 months?

[@bradhewitt9848]

You all never take any responsibility for your actions. F t p