
Deming Police Captain Bobby Orosco said the man – 74-year-old Paul Wise – was driving a 2001 Ford Focus southbound on North Country Club Road at about 8:25 a.m. Saturday when he entered the intersection with Pine Street and was struck by a 2002 Hyundai Elantra.
The Elantra driver, 31-year-old Lorenzo Aguilera, reportedly ran a red light and proceeded into the intersection, causing the accident.
Aguilera and his three passengers were uninjured.
Orosco said Aguilera was cited for failing to obey a traffic light.