APD officer driving 78-80 mph before deadly crash, no charges recommended

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Albuquerque Police officer was driving double the speed limit seconds before his police cruiser collided with a family’s car, killing a 6-year-old child.
However, investigators aren’t recommending any charges against Officer Johnathan McDonnell, saying in part, the officer was “authorized to operate his vehicle in an emergency response.”
The new information comes as the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department has concluded its inve