New Mexico
Albuquerque family seeks closure after deadly hit-and-run
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A deadly hit-and-run crash has an Albuquerque family wanting to put a stop to speeding once and for all.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A deadly hit-and-run crash has an Albuquerque family wanting to put a stop to speeding once and for all. They say a truck going 100 mph hit and killed Daniel Zambrano while he was crossing the street.
“There’s no words to explain how we feel about what’s happened to my brother,” said Patrick Zambrano, Daniel Zambrano’s brother.
Patrick says a driver hit and killed his brother Daniel while he was crossing the street near Old Coors Drive and Churchill Road, just a block off west Central. It happened the night of June 10.
“I immediately came to the scene and stood outside the crime scene tape, and I witnessed my uncle laying in the street. There was no traffic had been blocked off. We stayed until OMI took his body,” said Leon Zambrano, Daniel’s brother.
Leon stayed there for hours, not wanting his uncle to be alone.
“I just felt I couldn’t leave his side. I wanted to be there, near my uncle, even though he’s in heaven. Just out of respect for the family as well,” said Leon.
Albuquerque police confirms it was possibly a white Ford F-150 that hit Daniel and sped off.
On Saturday, the family set up a memorial for him at the crash site.
“These are things that Daniel liked, like in his cards are there. The flowers, he loved having flowers. He had woken up that morning, and he had a cross that he was restoring, a metal cross,” said a family member.
“So the symbol of the cross is the symbol of what he liked, what he believed in,” said Patrick.
Patrick knew Daniel as “Danny.” He says he was always outside– talking and playing in the community.
“He loved playing tricks with his cards, everywhere he went, he had his deck of cards. You know, so his luck ran out. And, you know, we’re really, we’re broken-hearted about the whole darn thing. We miss him so much,” said Patrick.
Through the heartbreak, Danny’s family is trying to make sure something like this doesn’t happen to anyone else. They’re pleading with drivers to slow down, especially in that area.
“We have no signs here for slow down, no lights. The people are speeding 70-80 miles an hour,” Patrick said. “If you go like a half a mile up the road on both sides, there’s no, no reflectors, no lights, no signs.”
Above all, Danny’s family just wants the person who did this to come forward. They also want them to know, they’re praying for them.
“You have to believe you have to forgive. And if you don’t, then you stay stuck with that dark heart. It doesn’t mean that you’re going to be perfect. Nobody’s perfect. All God asks is that you believe and just trust in Him. Have some type of hope, and I believe forgiveness is the biggest thing. So I forgive you whoever did this,” said Zambrano.
APD says investigators did get video, including license plate information of the suspect’s truck, but haven’t made any arrests.
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New Mexico
FBI says border crisis is spilling crime into New Mexico
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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – It’s something we’ve heard about for years, a crisis along the United States and Mexico border. Now, the FBI in Albuquerque says that crisis is seeping into cities across the state increasing crime.
“‘Why so much violence?’, ‘Why so many guns?’, ‘Why drug trafficking is such a big problem here within the state?’, ‘Why is there so many overdoses’,” said Raul Bujanda, the Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Albuquerque field office.
Those are just some of the questions Bujanda says the FBI Albuquerque Field office receives on a daily basis. “I want to address the problems that we see on our streets right which is gun violence, regular violence, when it comes to drug trafficking. I want to try to lessen those threats so that we can have a better society,” said Bujanda.
On Monday, Bujanda places the blame partly on security challenges at the border.
“Part of the problem that we have on the New Mexico side is we have an incomplete border. There is no structure that separates our country from Mexico,” said Bujanda.
He believes that many migrants are simply crossing in search of a better life. “Some of these folks are coming here that are trying to get away from something in their country,” said Bujanda.
KRQE Investigates looked into how groups take advantage of migrants as part of a two part series last year. “All this is organized. You know, you cannot come in illegally to the U.S. without paying what is known as some type of quota,” said U.S Border Patrol Agent Fidel Baca.
Bujanda says those are the people his office is focused on. “They’re already hardened criminals that are trying to come into our country. Well, what can we expect from these individuals? Exactly that they are going to continue with their criminal ways now in our streets,” said Bujanda.
Now, the FBI is asking for the public’s help after they say there has been an uptick in crime stemming from the border. “If we’re not addressing from where it starts to where it ends and to where it continues to go then we’re missing a big part of it,” said Bujanda.
Bujanda wouldn’t get into specifics about how his office is tackling the problem but he says New Mexicans can help by speaking up if they notice something odd in their neighborhood before the problem gets worse. “We have to trust each other that we will be able to, you give me some information, you call the FBI, we will do something with that information. It’s not just a see something say something we will turn around and do something about it,” said Bujanda.
Bujanda says tips can be called in at 1-800-CALL-FBI or sent in online.
New Mexico
New Mexico expected to have scattered showers and storms this week
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Meteorologist Kira Miner has the latest forecast for the state.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Temperatures are expected to rise a few degrees Monday while showers and thunderstorm activity focuses over the southwestern mountains of New Mexico.
Storms will be slow-moving, so any place that does receive rainfall could receive a heavy downpour.
Temperatures will warm up even more on Tuesday, and remain hot going into Wednesday. Then shower and thunderstorm activity will increase late in the day and into the evening on Wednesday and Thursday.
Meteorologist Kira Miner has the full forecast in the video above.
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New Mexico United falls short in heated international friendly vs. FC Juarez
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On the gusty evening of Wednesday, June 19, New Mexico United battled it out with FC Juarez in what became a close and physical match in front of over 10,000 fans.
United fought to keep the score close, but ultimately lost 4-2 when FC Juarez was awarded a late penalty kick from a hand-ball call – which sparked criticism of the referee by both players and fans. Midfielder #17 Manuel Castro scored the penalty kick in the 86th minute.
FC Juarez presumably sealed their victory with three first-half goals, making the score 3-0 at half time. The match grew tense when United closed the score margin to 3-2 in the second half. Multiple players from both teams received yellow cards, and one United player and a team staff member were given red cards.
FC Juarez capitalized on moments when United’s defensive line appeared to leave open gaps in the first half. FC Juarez forward #29 Ángel Zaldívar scored two of the goals in the 13th and 41st minute, and forward #33 Aitor García scored the third goal of the half in minute 45.
United struggled to maintain possession and did not pose a major threat to FC Juarez until early in the second half, when #10 midfielder substitute Marco Micaletto created danger in the box.
Micaletto scored off of a penalty kick from a hand-ball at the 54 minute mark, and five minutes later, #22 defender Kalen Ryden scored a header off of a free-kick also taken by Micaletto.
“(Micaletto) put a perfect ball in the back post that was exactly where it should’ve been, and all I had to do was make good contact on it and that’s what I did … I’m happy I was able to find the back of the net,” Ryden said.
Coach Eric Quill subbed in Micaletto for #10 midfielder Sergio Rivas at half time. Ryden credited Micaletto with getting United back in the game.
“(Micaletto) is full of energy, he’s full of quality, he’s aggressive … he’s a player that makes an instant impact,” Ryden said.
The intensity picked up when the score was 3-2. Just three minutes after Ryden’s goal, United defender #47 Jackson DuBois received his second yellow card of the game, sending him off the field with a red card.
In minute 62, during the heat of the game, United Academy graduate Jace Sais made his professional debut.
“It’s just a wonderful lifetime opportunity to get out here and play with professional people from a different country, and it was just a surreal experience to go out there and play against some of the best players in the world,” Sais said.
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The ball never remained on one side of the field as United aggressively fought for a tie and FC Juarez tried to seal their victory.
United defender #33 Harry Swartz nearly evened the scoreboard in the 77th minute when he headed a long ball that hit the crossbar.
With about 10 minutes left in the game, the intensity made its way off the field, when substitutes and coaching staff from both teams got into an altercation. It led to one of United’s assistant coaches, Nate Walzer, and an FC Juarez substitute to be sent off the pitch with red cards.
During the last few minutes of the game, FC Juarez was awarded a penalty kick resulting from an apparent hand-ball in the box. The referee who made the call was met with extreme dissatisfaction from both United players and fans.
FC Juarez scored the penalty kick, clinching their 4-2 win over United.
Quill believed the game was a good opportunity for United to compete, but said the team could have done some things differently to prevent the early conceded goals.
“We kind of stepped on our own toes and changed the game a little bit,” Quill said.
The intensity and physicality of the game was warranted despite it being considered a “friendly,” Quill said.
“It’s a second division side versus a first division side, so they want to prove themselves. When teams want to prove themselves, there’s gonna be a little bit more bite in the tackle … when that bite is there, they’re gonna bite back,” Quill said.
In their next USL Championship match on Saturday, June 22, United defeated the Colorado Springs Switchbacks 1-0 to cement their spot on top of the Western conference.
After the international friendly, Quill commented on how the stadium was packed with not only United fans, but fans in bright green FC Juarez jerseys to cheer for their team.
“The support of football is here and it’s real … I’m blessed to be a part of it,” Quill said.
Paloma Chapa is the multimedia editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at multimedia@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @paloma_chapa88
Paloma Chapa is the multimedia editor for the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at multimedia@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @paloma_chapa88
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