‘Angry’ man chasing after 2 muscle cars he saw drag racing crashed into teen driver, leaving her paralyzed

A New Mexico man faces possible prison time for paralyzing a 19-year-old woman when he slammed into her vehicle while chasing two drag-racing cars in what prosecutors called a “road rage incident.”

A jury in Bernalillo County on Thursday found Austin Kevin Jones guilty of one count of great bodily injury by vehicle through reckless driving, authorities announced.

According to a press release from the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office following the verdict, the crash occurred in September 2024 at Girard and Gibson boulevards in Albuquerque…

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