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  A Cordova man couldnât have picked a worse time or place to run a stop sign, which resulted in him colliding with an Española Police officer.    Johnny Sandoval, 45, Cordova was arrested the night of Dec. 3 and initially charged with reckless driving under the influence of medication/drugs/alcohol.    Because the accident involved a police officer, the Rio Arriba County Sheriffâs Office handled the investigation.    Sheriffâs Office Cpl. Andres Sanchez worked as primary on the accident investigation with Deputies Jerry Albo and Joseph Cannon.    Sanchez states in his incident report that he arrived at the scene about 7:15 p.m. and spoke to Cannon. ....