SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Newly released police video shows politician Bill Richardson feigning ignorance briefly before acknowledging to a Santa Fe Police officer that he rear ended another car at low speed and did not pull over.
The City of Santa Fe released the lapel-camera video on Thursday in response a request by The Associated Press.
In the video Richardson initially asks a police officer if he had hit someone while driving. The officer tells Richardson of the accident and points out damage to Richardson's bumper. Richardson then acknowledges that he lightly hit another car.
A witness identified Richardson's yellow Jeep after the fender bender Wednesday morning at 8:10 a.m. in downtown Santa Fe. That helped police track down the former New Mexico governor and U.S. diplomat nearby.