A SERGEANT WITH THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS HOSPITALIZED TODAY(MON) FOLLOWING A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT. IT HAPPENED AT UNSER AND PARADISE NORTHWEST AROUND 8AM MONDAY MORNING. THE SERGEANT WAS ON HIS DEPARTMENT ISSUED MOTORCYCLE WHEN HE WAS HIT. THE DRIVER, 36 YEAR OLD DARREN SANCHEZ, LEFT THE SCENE BUT WAS ARRESTED A SHORT TIME LATER AT HIS HOME IN THE 57-HUNDRED BLOCK OF FAIRFAX RD NORTHWEST . HE FAILED FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS AND WAS ARRESTED. SANCHEZ WAS CHARGED WITH LEAVING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT AND GREAT BODILY HARM BY VEHICLE.
