ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The trial began on Monday for the former Albuquerque police officer riding on back of a motorcycle during a deadly hit-and-run on Central Avenue. Krystal Garcia was off-duty and a passenger on a motorcycle, driven by a fellow off-duty APD officer when the crash happened last year. She’s accused of fleeing the scene. In opening statements, Garcia’s attorneys told jurors she was unaware a crash had even taken place.
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“She did not know under any circumstance that they had hit anybody. She is not the driver. She is the passenger,” said Garcia’s Attorney Billy Blackburn. Surveillance video captured the crash near an ART bus station in May 2025. Off-duty Albuquerque Police officers, Ezekiel Florez and Krystal Garcia were riding on a speeding motorcycle down Central Avenue near Coors Boulevard before hitting Daniel Trujillo, who was crossing the street. Trujillo later died from his injuries…