Thursday’s Five Facts
[1] Speed cameras proposed to Española city council after study finds high numbers of speeding – Española Police Chief Mizel Garcia is trying to convince the city to add speed cameras as he says only 14% of drivers obey the speed limit. The chief told city council 86% of drivers were speeding at least 11 miles over the limit. He hopes to install cameras on intersections along highway 285 and other neighborhoods to reduce speeding.
[2] Judge reinstates lawsuit filed by man injured in crash involving ABQ police chief – The lawsuit filed by the driver that was seriously injured in a crash that involved the Albuquerque police chief has been reinstated. Early last year, Chief Harold Medina t-boned a vehicle after driving through a red light near downtown. The driver, Todd Perchert, filed a lawsuit against Medina and the City of Albuquerque, but it was dismissed last month due to lack of action from his lawyers. Recently, a judge granted their motion to reinstate the lawsuit. The hearing to discuss the case is set for January.
[3] Seasonable to mild Thanksgiving Day ahead in New Mexico – Temperatures are pretty chilly in the Land of Enchantment this morning with mostly clear to clear skies. Temperatures are falling into the 20s and 30s across the state and the metro area. On Wednesday morning we actually set a record for the latest first freeze on record at the Albuquerque International Sunport, marking some of the coldest temperatures at the Sunport since the beginning of April. Today, temperatures are expected to warm up into the afternoon to be pretty seasonable to mild in New Mexico…