Roosevelt County Crash Reports

PORTALES, NM – A woman is facing drunk driving charges following a collision on Highway 206 in Portales last night that left one person dead and another hospitalized, according to information from KFDA News. The crash happened on W 18th Street near South Avenue D (NM-206) at around 11:17 p.m., when a driver, identified as 24-year-old Portales woman Bionca Martinez, reportedly ran a stop sign. Her vehicle then crashed into a car being driven by 35-year-old Laura Fernandez, also of Portales. Fernandez died at the scene. Martinez was taken to the hospital with undisclosed injuries. She was later brought into

DORA, NM (ROOSEVELT COUNTY) – A 23-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on State Road 114 near Dora this weekend that authorities believe may have involved intoxicated driving, according to KRQE News. The crash happened on SR-114 on Saturday evening, when the driver of a Nissan Sentra, 23-year-old Nehemias Rodriguez, went off the side of the roadway. The Sentra rolled over, and Rodriguez was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported. Rodriguez, who was reportedly not wearing his seatbelt, may have been under the influence when the accident occurred.