Police are continuing to investigate a two-vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday morning at the intersection of El Paseo Road and Farney Lane.
Las Cruces police are investigating a two-vehicle collision that critically injured a 67-year-old woman Tuesday morning.
Shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Las Cruces police and fire personnel were dispatched to the report of a two-vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of El Paseo Road and Farney Lane.
A 67-year-old woman, the driver of a Nissan Juke, was initially trapped inside the vehicle and had to be extracted by Las Cruces firefighters. She was transported to a Las Cruces hospital before being airlifted in critical condition to University Medical Center of El Paso.
She remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
Traffic investigators learned the Nissan Juke was traveling west on Farney, crossing El Paseo, when it was struck broadside by a southbound Honda Accord driven by a 20-year-old woman. The driver of the Honda was also transported to a local hospital with relatively minor injuries.
Preliminary information from the investigation indicates that one of the vehicles may have entered the intersection on a red light. The 67-year-old driver of the Nissan was not wearing a seatbelt which likely contributed to her injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.
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