Body of Doña Ana County Sheriffs Deputy returning to Borderland

UPDATE (8:30 P.M.) - The Dona Ana Sheriff's Office Union CWA created a GoFundMe to assist the family of Deputy Aleman. You can find it right here.

UPDATE: A funeral procession to bring home the body of Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office Deputy Antonio Aleman is on the way to El Paso from Albuquerque this afternoon.

The procession left the Office of Medical Investigators in Albuquerque Wednesday afternoon and will travel to the Funeraria Del Angel funeral home in El Paso, using Interstate-25 to Highway 404 NM.

According to a release from Doña Ana County government, drivers should expect potential delays along the route and a heavy law enforcement presence from various partnering agencies.

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) -- A Doña Ana County Sheriffs Deputy died in a crash today.

Patrol Deputy Antonio Aleman was on duty when his unit collided with a semi-truck on Interstate 10 near the Avenida De Mesilla exit around 5 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.

He was transported to a hospital where life saving measures were attempted, but were ultimately unsuccessful.

Deputy Aleman has been with the Sheriff's Office since April 2021. Aleman will be transported to the Office of Medical Investigators Tuesday night and then returned home. DASO personnel will accompany Aleman until he is laid to rest, which will be announced at a later day.

Deputy Aleman was 33 years old, leaving behind his wife and two children.