Featured DWI
Latham R Saunders
March 6, 8:01 pm
Aggravated DWI (Third)
McKinley County Sheriff’s Office pulled over a Thoreau man for not dimming his headlights and soon arrested Latham Saunders, 29, and charged him with his third DWI.
Deputy Brandi Garnenez was patrolling near Highway 371 in Thoreau when she observed a vehicle that was driving without dimming its headlights for oncoming traffic. She pulled the vehicle over near the intersection of Highway 371 and Rose Street and conducted a traffic stop.
She met the driver, Saunders, and learned his license was revoked. During her questioning, Garnanez reportedly saw Saunders show signs of intoxication including bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and smelling of alcohol. He also admitted he consumed an unspecified amount of alcohol prior to driving.
Saunders agreed to take the Standard Field Sobriety Tests, but he performed poorly and was placed under arrest. A search of the vehicle reportedly showed three open containers of an unspecified alcoholic beverage.
After refusing to take the breath test, Saunders was transported to McKinley County Adult Detention Center and booked for aggravated DWI (third), driving with revoked license, open container, failure to dim headlights, and resisting, obstructing, or evading an officer. His pretrial hearing is set for April 9.
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