Overview
- Andrew Brown, 40, was struck while riding his bicycle on North Fairacres Road and died after the June 22 collision, according to investigators and the family’s civil complaint.
- The family sued former Republican Party of New Mexico treasurer Kimberly Skaggs, alleging she hit Brown with her SUV, failed to render aid, fled the scene and tried to conceal evidence.
- Law enforcement evidence cited in the lawsuit includes nearly 200 feet of skid marks, broken General Motors vehicle fragments, surveillance video, GPS data and damage with blood found under a vehicle during a search warrant execution.
- Skaggs has been arrested on criminal charges of knowingly leaving the scene resulting in death and tampering with evidence and a Doña Ana County judge ordered her held without bond while the criminal case is pending.
- The civil suit seeks compensatory and punitive damages to hold Skaggs accountable and to secure a public accounting for Brown’s death while the separate civil and criminal processes move forward and could affect potential outcomes on liability and punishment.