Suspect faces charges for allegedly causing deadly 5-vehicle crash

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police say a person sped through a red light and caused a deadly five-vehicle crash Sunday night in downtown Albuquerque.

Nikole Zamora is accused of running a red light while driving her SUV east on Lomas Boulevard at Second Street – and crashing into a car going north on Second on a green light. The impact sent the car into three vehicles stopped for a red light on westbound Lomas.

When officers arrived, investigators say they found Zamora crawling out of her SUV as it had flipped over in the crash.

Meanwhile, the driver of the car died at the scene. Their passenger went to the hospital in critical condition.

A witness told police that Zamora allegedly sped through red lights at Sixth, Fifth and Fourth Streets before the crash.

Police towed the SUV away from the scene and found a wallet on the floor that investigators say contained a driver’s license belonging to Zamora. They also obtained a search warrant and retrieved data showing the SUV accelerated from 54.1 mph to 70.2 mph at the time of the impact, all in a 30 mph zone.

Investigators say they obtained video from the Real Time Crime Center corroborating the evidence they found. They say alcohol wasn’t a factor either.

Zamora faces charges of:

• Homicide by vehicle
• Great bodily harm by vehicle
• Reckless driving
• Driving with a suspended license
• Failure to obey a traffic control signal