ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputy was challenged to a street race last weekend. A driver revved his engine and then took off next to a marked patrol car. BCSO says they are cracking down on street racing in the metro by patrolling problem streets like Montgomery and Paseo del Norte both from the roads and from the air. “Fully marked vehicles sitting in medians does tend to slow people down,” said Connor Otero, a deputy w…
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Driver challenges BCSO deputy to a street race
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Bernalillo County sheriff’s deputy was challenged to a street race last weekend. A driver revved his engine and then took off next to a marked patrol car. BCSO says they are cracking down on street racing in the metro by patrolling problem streets like Montgomery and Paseo del Norte both from the roads and from the air. “Fully marked vehicles sitting in medians does tend to slow people down,” said Connor Otero, a deputy w…
Driver tries to race BCSO deputy on Paseo Del Norte
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) - A video making its way around social media shows the moment when an Albuquerque driver tries to race someone on Paseo Del Norte. That driver quickly realized who he was racing, and knew he wasn't going to win. Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office Deputy Connor Otero: "Hey buddy, you trying to race me?" Otero pulled over the driver Friday night after the car sped away from the deputy, apparently trying to get him t…