Albuquerque pays $950,000 after police chief runs red light and injures driver

Albuquerque has paid $950,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by Todd Perchert, who was critically injured when then-Police Chief Harold Medina ran a red light and struck his car in February 2024. Perchert suffered multiple serious injuries, including broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Medina was reprimanded for unsafe driving and for failing to activate his body camera after the crash, according to Reason.