Featured DWI
Daren Melson Charlie
Nov. 14, 2:58 pm
Aggravated DWI (Third)
A vehicle collision after allegedly speeding led to a Navajo, N.M., man, Daren Charlie, 29, being arrested and charged with his third DWI.
McKinley County Sheriff’s Deputy Ivan Peshlakai was dispatched to mile marker 5 of U.S. Highway 491 after being advised of a vehicle collision with injury. Peshlakai arrived at the scene and found the driver of the second vehicle pinned inside. He met the driver of a gray Nissan 4-door, Charlie, who was reportedly unconscious when Peshlakai arrived.
After being woken up, Charlie was uncooperative and non-compliant when Peshlakai began questioning him. He agreed to take the Standard Field Sobriety Tests, but when he exited his vehicle he had difficulty standing on his own and was swaying in place.
Based on the investigation, Peshlakai determined Charlie was unfit to drive and placed him under arrest. A search of the vehicle showed three small empty bottles of Yukon Jack. Charlie initially agreed to give a breath sample but then reportedly refused to take the test and became uncooperative once they arrived at the sheriff’s office.
Charlie was then transported to McKinley County Adult Detention Center and booked for aggravated DWI (third), no driver’s license, and failure to maintain lane. His pretrial hearing is set for Dec. 5.
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