Las Cruces police arrested the man suspected of Friday’s crash into a motel that injured a man and caused the death of a 55-year-old woman.
About 11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, 22-year-old Alan Leyva-Vasquez reversed a Chevrolet Suburban into a room at the Imperial Sky Motel at 1865 W. Picacho Ave. A 59-year-old man inside the room suffered relatively minor injuries in the crash while 55-year-old Kari J. Scholin succumbed to her injuries on scene.
Leyva-Vasquez was arrested Friday afternoon and booked into the Dona Ana County Detention Center. He is charged with one felony count of vehicular homicide. He is initially being held without bond.
