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Motorcyclist Critically Injured in Sunday Evening Crash

He was airlifted to University Medical Center of El Paso with injuries that are potentially life-threatening.

Source: Las Cruces Police (via Facebook)
Photo: Courtesy

A single motorcycle crash critically injured a 20-year-old man late Sunday evening on Camino Coyote Lane.

About 10:45 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, Las Cruces police and fire were dispatched to the crash that occurred on Camino Coyote Lane east of Sonoma Ranch Boulevard. First responders arrived to find the 20-year-old driver of the motorcycle with multiple, critical injuries.

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He was airlifted to University Medical Center of El Paso with injuries that are potentially life-threatening.

Traffic investigators believe the driver was traveling at a high rate of speed west on Camino Coyote Lane when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road. The motorcycle went off the roadway and struck a street sign.

Police believe speed was a contributing factor in the crash.

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