New Mexico senator involved in car crash

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sen. Jacob Candelaria confirmed he was concerned in a crash with a number of autos Friday night time, exterior a house on Mountain Highway, proper off Rio Grande close to Albuquerque’s Previous City.

He walked away with no accidents. The home-owner, Felipe Tapia, is now within the strategy of changing two totaled automobiles.

“Very first thing that went by my head was I hope everyone’s OK,” mentioned Tapia. 

Tapia’s good friend despatched a number of photographs to KOB 4 of what the autos regarded like proper after the crash, together with Candelaria’s automobile flipped on the street.

Candelaria says he suffered an “unexpected medical occasion” earlier than the crash, and walked away with a number of scrapes and bruises. He added he has been cooperative with APD, the household, and his insurance coverage firm.

“He mentioned that he’s insured and he’s simply going to ensure all the pieces’s 100% proper,” mentioned Tapia. “You realize, gave me his quantity gave me his phrase mentioned ‘I’m a lawyer I’m for serving to folks.’”

Tapia has some frustrations with the method to get replacements to date.

“Me lacking work means misplaced wages you already know, having to seek out different rides for kids, attempting to maneuver round city and get youngsters to highschool and again, get to the shop and again, get to the fuel station and again and with this occurring,” mentioned Tapia. “We’ve got to borrow autos.”

“It’s been a nightmare,” mentioned Tapia. “It’s been a nightmare since I walked out that day.”

KOB 4 nonetheless doesn’t know the precise circumstances of the crash.