
Luna County Sheriff’s Captain Jose Martinez said 83-year-old Luis Padilla was transported with neck and back injuries he sustained in the accident.
Martinez said Padilla was driving a 2005 Toyota westbound on Dona Ana Road when his vehicle was struck by a 1998 Chevrolet pickup being driven northbound on Eighth Street by 35-year-old Jose Ramon.
Ramon told officers the brakes on his pickup failed and he was unable to stop at the intersection.
The case remains under investigation.