A NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE OFFICER IS RECOVERING FROM HEAD INJURIES RECEIVED DURING A CRASH ALONG I-40 WEDNESDAY EVENING. OFFICER MICHAEL WHEELER WAS HELPING A MOTORIST ALONG A SNOWY STRETCH OF THE INTERSTATE WEST OF SANTA ROSA WHEN HIS CAR WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE HEADING WEST.
THE OCCUPANTS OF THAT VEHICLE WERE UNINJURED. THE DRIVER, JOSHUA SPARKS FROM COLORADO, WAS CITED FOR CARELESS DRIVING. OFFICER WHEELER WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL THURSDAY.
