An Albuquerque police officer and another driver were hospitalized after their vehicles collided at a Northwest Albuquerque intersection shortly after midnight on Friday. Both are now in stable condition following the crash at Tijeras Avenue NW and 3rd Street NW, and the circumstances that led up to it remain under investigation.
According to KRQE, the Albuquerque Police Department's Traffic Unit is investigating the crash, which happened at the intersection in the heart of the city. The police Ford Explorer was traveling east on Tijeras Avenue while a silver Toyota Camry was headed south on 3rd Street when the two vehicles collided in the intersection, per the station's report.
Both drivers needed hospital treatment afterward. The officer was taken to a hospital for his injuries, and the Camry's driver was also transported for treatment, the outlet reported. As of the latest update, both the officer and the other driver are in stable condition, according to KOAT.
Investigation Still Underway
No further details on what caused the crash have been released. The same account notes that the collision remains under active investigation, with no word yet on citations or fault determinations tied to either vehicle.
This is not the department's first crash involving one of its own vehicles. In February 2025, an APD officer responding to a separate crash near 98th Street and Interstate 40 struck a white sedan on Snow Vista near Sage Avenue, seriously injuring the sedan's 25-year-old driver, according to the Albuquerque Journal. The officer in that crash was treated for minor injuries, and APD spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos said at the time that the incident remained under investigation.
A Broader Pattern on Albuquerque Streets
Friday's crash adds to a running tally of serious collisions across the city. Based on preliminary 2024 crash data, the City of Albuquerque's Vision Zero initiative reported that at least 94 people were killed while traveling around the city that year, a toll officials describe as a call to action for safer streets.
No additional updates have been released beyond confirmation that both people hurt in Friday's crash are in stable condition. Hoodline will update this story as more information becomes available.
