New Mexico State Police, New Mexico
End of Watch: Sunday, June 4, 2006
Age: 27
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 382
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 4, 2006
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman James Archuleta was killed in an automobile crash when his patrol car struck a cow on US 84 near Espanola, New Mexico, at approximately 11:00 pm.
He was responding to a local hospital to investigate a shooting when the accident occurred. The impact caused his patrol car to overturn, and he was ejected from the vehicle.
Patrolman Archuleta was a United States Marine Corps Reserves veteran and had served with the New Mexico State Police for two years. He is survived by his daughter, son, and fiancee.