Staff Reports
A Saturday night car wreck at Highway 66 and Toltec Drive in Gallup has left one man dead.
Gallup Police Department Capt. Marinda Spencer said the call came in at about 9:35 pm.
The accident, she said, occurred when a driver heading eastbound on Highway 66, rammed into a vehicle traveling westbound as it attempted to turn left onto Toltec Drive.
The vehicle traveling eastbound struck the passenger side of the vehicle attempting the left hand turn. The passenger, 25-year-old Ray Livingston, Jr., died at a local hospital as a result of his injuries. The driver of the westbound vehicle, whose name hasn't been released, was admitted to a hospital for injuries.
It's not clear at this time if the driver, or any passengers in the eastbound vehicle, were transported to the hospital with injuries.
Spencer said alcohol appears to be a factor in this case, but details of the horror crash are still being pieced together.
This is a developing story. We will post updates as they become available.
