THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER INJURED BY A SUSPECTED DRUNK DRIVER OVER THE WEEKEND IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. OFFICER CARLOS VERDUGO WAS HIT EARLY SATURDAY EVENING WHILE CONDUCTING A TRAFFIC STOP IN HOBBS. HE WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE POLICE SAY WAS DRIVEN BY 40 YEAR OLD JASON ALLRED.
VERDUGO WAS LISTED IN CRITICAL BUT STABLE CONDITION BUT HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED TO RECOVER AT HOME. THE WOMAN HE'D PULLED OVER SUFFERED NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. ALLRED FACES AGGRAVATED DWI AND OTHER CHARGES.
