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A man has been left with serious injuries following a car crash involved the Albuquerque police chief - and he and his wife want answers.

On February 17, Todd Perchert, 55, was driving eastbound on Central Avenue in his 66 Mustang when APD Chief Harold Medina ran a red light and crashed his cruiser into him while trying to escape gunfire.

'It was so fast. I don't think I had time to even brace for it,' Todd told local ABC affiliate KOAT.

Todd inherited the car from his father, who died just months before the crash. He had put thousands of dollars into restoring the family heirloom, all for it to be crushed in an instant.

He was left with a broken collarbone and shoulder blade, eight broken ribs, a collapsed lung, lacerations to his left ear and head and multiple gashes to his face.

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The survivor underwent a seven-hour surgery and was hospitalized with epidural painkillers and chest tube for nearly a week.

'It's been constant pain since the crash,' Perchert told KOAT. 'I haven't driven much since the accident.'

Medina and his wife, who was in the passenger seat, walked away without a scratch.

Video footage of the crash shows Medina slamming into Todd after running a red light in a black pickup vehicle. 

Medina said he was trying to get away from gunfire coming from a man fighting on the sidewalk next to his parked truck.

'I clearly recall seeing the green light before going through the intersection. Then, all of a sudden, I saw a black truck come out of nowhere and slammed into me on the driver's side,' said Perchert. 

Todd said that his recovery will take time, but he's grateful that he's alive. 

'I thank God every day that Todd is still here. It is by

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