By Associated Press - Friday, March 23, 2018

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) - Authorities say a 48-year-old jogger was struck and killed by a pickup truck that drifted onto the shoulder of a state road in San Miguel County near Las Vegas.

New Mexico State Police say Lacy Houdek of Las Vegas was killed Thursday.

According to police, the driver of the pickup suffered non-life threatening injuries when the vehicle went off the opposite side of State Route 104 after striking Houdek.



Authorities say driver inattention is believed to have been a factor in the crash.

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