THE SCENE OF A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT ON I-25 BETWEEN BERNALILLO AND ALGODONES IS CLEARED FOR TRAFFIC. IT REOPENED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE CRASH THAT KILLED THREE PEOPLE SHORTLY AFTER 7 TUESDAY NIGHT HAD THAT SECTION OF THE INTERSTATE CLOSED FOR HOURS.
THE CRASH HAPPENED WHEN 20 YEAR OLD PICKUP TRUCK DRIVER CHARLES GRAHAM HIT A SEMI HEAD-ON. GRAHAM AND TWO PASSENGERS IN THE PICKUP DIED. THE SEMI DRIVER AND ANOTHER PERSON SURVIVED.
ALCOHOL CONTAINERS WERE FOUND IN THE PICKUP AND STATE POLICE AND SANDOVAL COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING INTO WHETHER DRINKING WAS INVOLVED IN THE CRASH.
