ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A 25-year-old driver is expected to recover after an Albuquerque police officer crashed into his car Monday night.

Around 6:39 p.m., investigators say the officer crashed into the driver near the Walmart at 98^th Street and Sage Road Tuesday. 

Albuquerque Police Spokesperson Gilbert Gallegos told KOB 4 the officer was “going to respond” to a different crash nearby on 98^th and I-40 but says the “crash happened in an instant.” 

He says the officer “had not yet keyed up” the response.

Gallegos confirmed the officer did not have his emergency lights or siren on when he crashed into the victim’s white 2004 Toyota Camry sedan while driving north on Snow Vista Boulevard. 

Gallegos says through surveillance video, they’re able to confirm the 25-year-old driver ran a stop sign as he pulled onto Snow Vista, crossed at least one lane of traffic and pulled into where the officer was driving. 

Through audio provided by Broadcastify, KOB 4 was able to hear first responders describe the situation as they had to pry the victim out of his car.

“We have an entrapped victim, not alert, awake, agonal respiration… respirations, we do have an APD officer involved as well. I’ve not been able to check on them yet.”

“We have one patient, fully trapped. We’re working on extrication and packaging. We do have an APD officer involved.”

On Tuesday, Gallegos also corrected initial reports saying the victim was a teenager. He also confirmed the 25 year old is in stable condition, but has serious injuries and is being monitored for internal bleeding. He is expected to survive.

The officer is also expected to be OK. Gallegos says he may have a broken finger and hurt knee.

As of Tuesday, APD does not know how fast the officer was driving but says he was driving with the flow of traffic, according to video.

Because the officer didn’t have his lights and siren on, KOB 4 checked APD’s Standard Operating Procedures for responding to calls. But again, Gallegos says the crash happened shortly after the officer headed to another crash.

But based on these SOP’s, the officer would have only been required to use lights and sirens if the crash qualified as a code three, which deals with life-threatening situations or significant emergencies. If the crash was a code one, or not really an emergency, the SOP’s indicate he wouldn’t be required to activate lights and sirens.

APD’s Fatal Team is investigating the crash and Rio Rancho police are assisting.

Stay tuned to KOB 4 News for more updates.