On the evening of March 17, 2019, a dispute over a soiled Uber ride ended with 27-year-old James Porter shot and killed on Interstate 25 near Candelaria Road in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Porter and a friend had been picked up after a St. Patrick’s Day celebration; the friend vomited in the vehicle and an argument over a cleanup fee followed. The driver, Clayton Benedict, pulled to the shoulder and the confrontation moved outside the car. Benedict told police Porter became aggressive, smashed a car door, yelled, threw sunglasses and threatened to run him over. Benedict then produced a handgun and fired, striking Porter in the chest. Porter was pronounced dead; toxicology showed alcohol and ecstasy in his system.

Benedict was arrested and initially charged with second-degree murder. A district judge later found probable cause for voluntary manslaughter, and the New Mexico Supreme Court returned the case to district court to proceed on that theory, citing the possibility Benedict acted in the heat of passion during a sudden quarrel. Does anyone have information about the events on I-25 that night or about Porter’s final movements?