Woman Critically Injured in Saturday Crash
A Las Cruces woman was critically injured Saturday when, it appears, she was accidentally run over and trapped underneath a vehicle as she taught her 14-year-old son how to drive.
Shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday, March 6, Las Cruces police and fire were dispatched to the woman’s residence on the 4900 block of Arena Drive. Traffic investigators learned the 41-year-old woman was teaching her 14-year-old son to drive.
Investigators learned that somehow, as the teenager was backing out of the garage, his mother fell along the open driver-side door. The investigation indicates the son likely panicked and stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake. The vehicle ran over the woman and came to a stop across the street.
The woman, who police are not identifying at this time, was extricated and provided initial medical attention by Las Cruces firefighters before being transported in critical condition to University Medical Center of El Paso. She remains hospitalized in critical condition on Monday.
The investigation is ongoing, but no charges are anticipated in this incident.
