Church Rock man arrested in pedestrian death
An arrest has been made in the hit-and-run death of Yvonne Jacobs, 50, of Gallup who was struck and killed on Junker Bridge, on the 700 block of East Aztec Avenue, shortly before midnight April 11.
Gallup Police officers arrested Robert Dixon, 32, of Church Rock at Sports Page Bar. Police located his vehicle near the bar, and Dixon was determined to be the hit-and-run driver. He was arrested on site and booked into the McKinley Adult Detention Center. He faces charges of homicide by motor vehicle, aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, and duty to give information and render aid.
When Officer Jerald Watchman and Community Service Aide Jarad Albert arrived on scene at Junker Bridge, they found Jacobs with serious injuries, lying in the roadway. Paramedics were called to the scene, and she was transported to a local hospital.
Jacobs was pronounced dead by emergency room doctors.
