Police: Woman dead, 2 children injured after hit-and-run crash

SANTA FE, N.M. — Police are looking for any information on a crash Tuesday that left a woman dead and two children injured.

Sometime after 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, Santa Fe County deputies responded to a call on Paseo de Nopal and found three people had been struck by a vehicle. They identified the people as an 8 year old, a 12 year old, and a 40-year-old woman.

Medics took the woman to Christus St. Vincent Hospital in critical condition. She later died from her injuries. Police identified her as 43-year-old Monique Maes.

The children suffered minor injuries and were released.

Police tracked down the suspect vehicle in the case. They also identified the suspect as 29-year-old Mario Israel Mendez. Mendez faces several charges, including homicide by vehicle and two counts of child abuse.

If you have any information or know where Mendez is, call the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office at their non-emergency line, 505-428-3720.