16-year-old sentenced for ATV crash in Albuquerque that killed girlfriend

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A 16-year-old was sentenced to two years in the Youth Diagnostic and Development Center for a crash that killed his 15-year-old girlfriend in 2024.

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The District Attorney’s Office said the teen was driving a four-wheeler when he ran through a red light at Central and Yucca SW in Albuquerque. The teen crashed the four-wheeler into a truck. His girlfriend, who was a passenger in the four-wheeler, died in the crash.

The 16-year-old driver admitted to vehicular homicide.