New Mexico: Off-Duty Cop Brandon Barber Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Fatal Wrong-Way DWI Crash

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, an off-duty officer was arrested for a wrong-way crash that killed two people on Interstate 25 early Saturday morning. The Associated Press reported that Cuba police officer Brandon Barber, 29, was charged with vehicular homicide, aggravated DWI, and an open container violation. Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Jayme Fuller confirmed Barber is a Cuba police officer. Authorities said two people inside an SUV were killed. The driver of the SUV was injured. The driver of a pickup truck was also injured. It was reported that Barber would remain out of jail until his trial and stay with his parents, who are both in law enforcement. The judge ordered that Barber abstain from drinking and cannot drive. DISCLAIMER: This video may feature some instances of police brutality and is shown to bring awareness to this problem. For News Reporting & Educating Purpose Only. Not intended to promote violence or hate towards police. The Invictus Media YouTube channel may contain copyrighted material, the use of which may not have been specifically authorized by the copyright holders. The material is made available on this YouTube channel as a way to advance research and teaching related to critical media literacy and inter-cultural understanding, among other salient political and social issues. Through context, critical questioning, and educational framing, the Invictus Media YouTube channel , therefore, creates a transformative use of copyrighted media. Fair use protections are central to many non-profit and education projects, especially those that operate in digital and online spaces. The material is presented for entirely non-profit educational purposes. There is no reason to believe that the featured media clips will in any way negatively affect the market value of the copyrighted works. For these reasons, we believe that the Invictus Media YouTube channel is clearly covered under current fair use copyright laws. We do not support any actions in which the materials on this YouTube channel are used for purposes that extend beyond fair use.