LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A 67-year-old woman remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition after a two-vehicle crash at a busy Las Cruces intersection Tuesday morning, Las Cruces police said.
According to the Las Cruces Police Department, shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, officers and fire personnel were dispatched to a reported crash at the intersection of El Paseo Road and Farney Lane.
Police said the 67-year-old woman, who was driving a Nissan Juke, was initially trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extracted by Las Cruces firefighters.
She was then taken to a Las Cruces hospital and later airlifted in critical condition to University Medical Center of El Paso, where she remains hospitalized.
Traffic investigators said the Nissan Juke was traveling west on Farney Lane and crossing El Paseo Road when it was struck broadside by a southbound Honda Accord driven by a 20-year-old woman.
The Honda driver was also taken to a local hospital with relatively minor injuries.
According to police, preliminary information indicates one of the vehicles may have entered the intersection on a red light.
Investigators also determined the 67-year-old Nissan driver was not wearing a seat belt, which police said likely contributed to her injuries.
No arrests have been made as police said the investigation remains ongoing.
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