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WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Legal limit is .08

Nicholas R. Brown

Aug. 10, 11:59 pm

DWI, Aggravated

Gallup Police Department Officer Chaz Troncoso was called to assist at the scene of a crash at Third Street and Highway 66, where Brown, 23, claimed he was talking on his phone, ran a red light, and crashed into another vehicle. He smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot, watery eyes, and slurred his speech.

Brown failed field sobriety tests and blew .16 twice during breath testing.

Dariquetta Lewis

Aug. 9, 4:14 am

DWI, Aggravated

GPD Officer Justin Benally assisted a sergeant in pulling over a dark SUV that had run a red light and a stop sign. Lewis, 31, pulled over at 224 E. Nizhoni Blvd. She got out of the car when she stopped, and was told to get to the ground. She was put in handcuffs.

Lewis smelled of alcohol, had watery eyes, and slurred her speech. She refused field sobriety and breath testing.

Rosendo Frausto Fernandez

Aug. 9, 11 am

3rd DWI

McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Ivan Tsethlikai was dispatched to 1039 U.S. 491 in Yatahey in reference to a possible drunk driver who’d been detained by MCSO Deputy Merlin Benally. Benally had seen the driver stagger in front of his car at a gas pump. The vehicle had rolled backward.

Fernandez, 53, smelled of alcohol, slurred his speech, and had bloodshot, watery eyes. Fernandez was unable to perform field sobriety tests. There were several beer containers in the vehicle. Fernandez told the deputy that he was having difficulty breathing. He was then transported to a local hospital.

His blood was drawn to determine BAC.

Mick A. Martin

Aug. 6, 6 pm

3rd DWI, Aggravated

MCSO Deputy Ivan Tsethlikai was dispatched to the Shell Station at 1039 U.S. 491 in Yatahey in reference to a fight. A black Dodge pickup with large toolboxes in the bed left the scene and was traveling southbound on 491. Deputy Roxanne King noticed the vehicle; it was unable to maintain its lane, so she pulled the vehicle over on U.S. 491 at mile-marker 5.

Martin, 26, had bloodshot eyes, slurred his speech, and smelled of alcohol. He failed field sobriety tests and blew .19 and .20 during breath testing. There was an open container in the truck.

Keion Rain Ortiz

Aug. 5, 8:08 pm

DWI

GPD Officer Timothy Hughte and several other officers were dispatched to West Aztec Avenue and South Eilson Drive in reference to a crash with possible injuries. At the scene, Hughte was informed that the driver was running from the vehicle, which had crashed into an electric pole.

Hughte chased Ortiz, 19, to the lower end of Copper Street, where he was detained in handcuffs. He smelled of alcohol, fell asleep in the patrol vehicle, and there were open containers in the crashed car. The license plate did not belong to the vehicle. Because of Ortiz’s high level of intoxication, he was taken to a local hospital for clearance.

A blood draw to determine BAC was taken during his visit. From there, he was booked into jail.

Fern Henry

Aug. 2, 2:52 am

4th DWI

GPD Officer Timothy Hughte was dispatched to the 26-mile marker of I-40 in reference to a drunk driver. Hughte found the vehicle at the Munoz overpass; it used a left-turn signal to go right.

Henry, 46, was pulled over at 3798 E. Hwy 66. She smelled of alcohol and could not provide a license, insurance, or registration. There were several open containers in the car. She failed field sobriety tests — during the alphabet test she instead spelled “JURK.” Henry refused breath testing.

Walter Tyler

July 27, 9:41 pm

DWI, Aggravated

GPD Officer Angelo Cellicion and other officers were requested at East Coal and First Streets in reference to a crash. At the scene, the victim said she was sitting in her parked vehicle when Tyler, 82, got into his vehicle, which was behind hers, and hit her bumper when he tried to pull out.

Tyler slurred his speech and smelled strongly of alcohol. When asked if he would perform field sobriety tests Tyler repeatedly asked for someone else. He was transported to the Gallup McKinley County Adult Detention Center.