(Deming) – An accident Friday at the intersection of Dona Ana Road and Eighth Street sent an elderly man to the hospital.
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.
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.
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