Authorities say a driver led law enforcement from multiple departments on a high-speed chase through the metro that ended in Edgewood with two people in custody.
According to a criminal complaint, around 1:15 a.m. Sept. 28, on I-40 around the University exit in Albuquerque, a New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officer clocked 20-year-old Jaymin Giron of Moriarty driving a Dodge Challenger 124 mph and weaving in and out of traffic, almost hitting other motorists. This began a chase across miles of freeway and roads throughout Albuquerque and Edgewood.
According to the complaint, NMSP says that an Albuquerque Police Department helicopter found the driver quickly and let officers know that the vehicle was still driving dangerously. NMSP said they located the vehicle at Central and Rio Grande, at which point the driver continued to flee, avoiding spike strips, driving at speeds reaching 100 mph, turning off the vehicle’s headlights and running several red lights to escape police. The helicopter followed the vehicle until the driver stopped to refuel at a gas station in Edgewood, dozens of miles from where the pursuit began.
According to the complaint, an NMSP patrolman located Giron in Edgewood and he fled again. Santa Fe County deputies disabled the vehicle with a spike strip and it hit a commercial vehicle before coming to a stop around I-40 mile marker 187. Police said Giron and a female passenger fled on foot into the foothills, and the APD helicopter was able to follow them. Police say they found Giron hiding in a bush and he told them he fled because he does not like police. The female passenger was arrested nearby and was charged with resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.
According to the complaint, NMSP says that Giron smelled like alcohol and admitted to drinking Jose Cuervo before driving his vehicle. He was arrested and transported to the Metropolitan Detention Center in Albuquerque.
Giron is charged with reckless driving, aggravated fleeing, driving under the influence, no insurance, failure to register, and resisting, evading or obstructing an officer.
