Alan Leyva-Vasquez, 22, arrested for vehicular homicide after SUV crash killed Kari Scholin, 55, in Las Cruces.

Alan Leyva-Vasquez, 22, was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide after a crash at the Imperial Sky Motel in Las Cruces on December 6th. Leyva-Vasquez allegedly reversed his SUV into a motel room, killing Kari Scholin, 55, and injuring a 59-year-old man. He initially claimed he was fleeing an assault, but surveillance footage contradicts his story. The vehicle had fake Texas plates.

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