Another Teen Arrested in Connection with Hit-and-Run of Bicyclist Scott Dwight Habermehl

A teenager was arrested in connection with a deliberate hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist, Scott Dwight Habermehl, Albuquerque police said.

Detectives identified the boy as the fourth suspect involved in the stolen vehicle that struck and killed 63-year-old physicist Scott Dwight Habermehl while he was biking to work at Sandia National Laboratories. The teen was 15 at the time of the crash in May 2024.

The other suspects included an 11-year-old boy who had just turned 11 and two other teenagers.

Video footage of the incident, recorded from inside the car, circulated on social media. The video was reported to authorities earlier this year after being flagged by a middle school principal.

During the investigation, several people told detectives they recognized the voice of the fourth suspect when the video was shared online. Although the teen initially denied being in the car during a police interview, detectives discovered he had shared details about the crash and the investigation through social media conversations.

The case has been cited by New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, along with Republican lawmakers and prosecutors, as an example of juvenile crime that needs to be addressed by the Democratic-led Legislature.

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