City of Albuquerque settles lawsuit after crash involving former police chief

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The City of Albuquerque settled a lawsuit over former Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina’s crash on Central in 2024 for $950,000.

The lawsuit came after Todd Perchert said Medina drove through a red light in February and crashed into Perchert’s 1966 Mustang.

Medina said he was trying to get away from a shooting.

Perchert said he suffered serious injuries.

The lawsuit argued Medina acted recklessly that morning. It also pointed to allegations that Medina intentionally did not record with his body camera during the police action.

An Internal Affairs investigation reached the same conclusion about reckless driving.

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