The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) will be boosting enforcement at select intersections following an increase in car crashes due to drivers running red lights according to a KRQE article published on Friday.
The APD will increase enforcement at 20 intersections around the city from April 15 to April 28. The Department stated that they'll be looking for lawbreakers and will hand citations out as needed as they have with similar traffic operations in the past.
“Our license plate operations have been incredibly successful in not only keeping our streets safer but identifying violent wanted offenders who we’ve taken into custody,” said APD Chief Harold Medina. “Red light runners cause yet another quality-of-life issue for our community, and we are committed to keeping our roadways safe for all of our families.”
The 20 intersections of interest, ranked from the highest number of crashes due to red light violations to the lowest, are as follows: Menaul Blvd/Frontage Road North and South; 2nd Street/Frontage West and East; Coors/Montano Road N.W.; Osuna/San Mateo at Frontage Roads North and South; Avenida Cesar Chavez/Interstate 25; San Mateo/Montgomery N.E.; All intersection Frontage Roads under Interstate 25; Lead Ave./Oak and Locust S.E.; Coal Ave./Oak and Locust S.E.; Martin Luther King Jr./Oak and Locust S.E.; Juan Tabo/Interstate 40 N.E.; Wyoming/Central S.E.; and Louisiana/Interstate 40 N.E.
On Friday, the APD's Motor Unit opened an investigation into a pedestrian crash in northeast Albuquerque. Officers responded to San Mateo Blvd. and Central Ave. after citizens reported that two individuals were struck by a vehicle. One individual was initially recovered and listed in critical condition before dying at a nearby hospital. The other individual was transported to a nearby hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. No further information on their condition has been released at this time.
On Sunday, the APD opened an investigation into a crash that occurred near Coors Boulevard N.W. and Hanover Road N.W. One person died before responding officers arrived.