Man convicted of vehicular homicide in head-on collision

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A Ranchos de Taos man was convicted of vehicular homicide and causing bodily harm while under the influence of drugs in the death of a Taos woman who was his passenger during a head-on auto collision.

The Santa Fe New Mexican reports (https://bit.ly/2t2DzRB) that a jury found that the painkiller OxyContin, marijuana and the anti-anxiety drug alprazolam contributed to Santiago F. Martinez’s actions in swerving a convertible into the wrong lane of U.S. 84 near Chama, causing a head-on collision with a pickup truck that killed Martinez’s passenger, Lindsay Hinds of Taos.

The driver of the pickup suffered a broken right foot and six broken ribs in the crash, and her vision was temporarily affected.

Martinez could face more than 10 years in prison.

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Information from: The Santa Fe New Mexican, https://www.sfnewmexican.com