A former New Mexico state officer pleaded not guilty on Monday in connection with the drunken driving death of William Tenorio of San Felipe Pueblo.

Alfred Lovato was a passenger in a car that struck and killed Tenorio on November 26, 2008. Though Lovato wasn't driving, he is facing similar charges as Carlos Fierro, a former Capitol Hill staffer who was behind the wheel at the time.

Lovato pleaded not guilty to vehicular homicide and being involved in a fatal accident. He resigned from the state police department after the incident, which has generated significant media coverage in New Mexico.

Fierro's blood-alcohol content was measured at nearly three times the legal driving limit after he was arrested.

Get the Story:
Former officer pleads not guilty in pedestrian death (The Santa Fe New Mexican 6/16)
Lovato Arraigned in Hit-Run (The Albuquerque Journal 6/16)

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