2 women die in head-on crash with suspected bank robber fleeing Albuquerque police chase

2 die in NM crash with suspected bank robber

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two women have died after their car crashed head-on into the vehicle of a suspected bank robber fleeing a police pursuit in Albuquerque.

Police say a vehicle that left the scene of a bank robbery was traveling the wrong way on a street when it crashed into a car Tuesday.

Authorities say one woman in that car died at the scene, and the other was pronounced dead at a hospital. They were later identified as 34-year-old Kimberly Aragon-Nunez and 28-year-old Janice Flores, both from Albuquerque.

Police say the male suspect fled on foot to a nearby home, where officers took him into custody. He was later identified as 31-year-old Jeremiah Jackson, of Albuquerque.

They say he will face federal charges related to the deaths and the robbery.

Information from: KOB-TV, www.kob.com