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Brianna Begay

Jan. 3, 12:56 am

Aggravated DWI (Third)

A visit to a late-night drive-thru resulted in Brianna Begay, 35, of Gallup, being arrested for her third DWI.

Metro Dispatch received a call stating a driver was unresponsive at the wheel of a green Jeep Patriot in the drive-thru at Del Taco at 550 U.S. Hwy. 491.

Gallup Officer Vincent Thompson responded to the call and arrived at the scene and found the vehicle. He knocked on the front window but the driver, Begay, did not respond. Thompson shone his flashlight in her face but she still did not wake. He had to shake the vehicle to wake Begay up.

Thompson told Begay to open the vehicle door but she...

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