Former Albuquerque police officer convicted of charges in deadly hit-and-run

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A jury found a former Albuquerque police officer guilty of charges she faced for a deadly hit-and-run crash while off-duty.

Friday, Krystal Garcia was convicted of knowingly leaving the scene of a crime and tampering with evidence. The charges stemmed from a May 2025 crash on Central Avenue in Albuquerque.

Both Albuquerque police officers and off duty at the time, Garcia was riding passenger on a motorcycle belonging to Ezekiel Florez when they hit a man and took off. That man – Daniel Trujillo – died.

Garcia told the courtroom that she didn’t even know the crash had happened until she received a news alert on her phone. However, prosecutors pushed back – pointing to her call logs and police finding the motorcycle in Garcia’s garage.

Garcia’s sentencing date is pending. Florez received three years in prison after pleading guilty to the same charges.

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