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WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Kimberly Benally

Feb. 5, 12:04 am

DWI, Aggravated

Just after midnight, Metro Dispatch received a report of a reckless driver on Interstate 40. The caller said she was just going past Iyanbito when she saw a vehicle almost hit a U-Haul truck.

McKinley County Sheriff’s deputies set up at Milepost 35 and saw the vehicle as well as the caller go by. MCSO Dep. James Garylie said he began following the suspected vehicle and observed him going over the centerline so he initiated a traffic stop.

When he went up and spoke to Benally, she said that she was coming back from Albuquerque and was tired, but Garylie said he smelled the odor of intoxicating liquor coming from the vehicle and noticed Benally, 28 of Fort Defiance, having slurred speech.

After agreeing to take field sobriety tests, Benally was arrested when she failed them. Garylie then asks her to take a breath alcohol test and when she didn’t respond, he took that as a refusal.

She was charged with an aggravated DWI and failure to maintain her lane.

Frandale Segay

Feb. 3, 10:13 pm

2nd DWI, Aggravated

MCSO Lt. Eric D. Jim was traveling east on Highway 66 when he noticed a car driving with a broken headlight. When he went to make his traffic stop, Jim encountered Segay, 34, who said he did not have his driver’s license. Jim also  asked Segay if he had anything to drink before driving, and Segay admitted to drinking two beers in his hotel room earlier.

Jim asked Segay to participate in field sobriety tests. He showed signs of intoxication on three tests, and was then arrested for DWI. He blew a .16 twice before being booked.

Cassandra Wilson

Jan. 31, 6:09 pm

1st DWI, Aggravated

MCSO Dep. Lorenzo A. Guerrero arrived at U.S. Highway 491 and Hamilton Road to assist another officer who had made a traffic stop on a drunk driver. The driver had made an improper turn, and when officers encountered her she was giving off the scent of alcohol, according to the police report.

Guerrero met the driver, Wilson, 24, and noticed that her eyes were bloodshot and watery, according to the report. When asked if she had consumed any alcohol prior to driving, Wilson said she drank a Mike’s Hard Lemonade. Guerrero asked her to complete field sobriety tests for him, and she showed signs of intoxication during the procedures.

When Guerrero asked if she would take a breath test, Wilson refused, saying, “You arrested me already just take me to jail.”

Kyle Jesse Moore

Jan. 14, 5:48 pm

1st DWI, Aggravated

Moore, 26, crashed and rolled his car on Interstate 40, bringing MCSO deputies to the scene. Moore was attempting to pass another driver before he lost control. He admitted to MCSO Sgt. Tammy S. Houghtaling to drinking beer before driving, but argued that the reason for the strong smell of alcohol on him was because a friend spilled a beer on him, according to the police report.

Houghtaling asked Moore to do field sobriety tests, and he showed signs of intoxication on each. He gave breath samples of .17 and .17 before being booked.

Kasey Charles Benally

Jan. 14, 12:06 am

DWI

MCSO Sgt. Tammy Houghtaling said she was traveling north on Boardman Avenue just after midnight when she came across a vehicle that had struck a light pole.

She said she saw several males near the vehicle and then watched as Benally, 19, of Brimhall got out of the car from the front driver’s side. Benally admitted he was driving and said he and his friends had been coming from McDonald’s when he took the turn too fast and hit the pole.

After noticing he had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, Houghtaling had Benally take field sobriety tests, which he failed. He then refused to take the breath alcohol test.

As she was taking him to jail, Houghtaling said Benally vomited in her vehicle and then agreed to take the breath test. When he did, he posted two samples of .12.

Sampson Whitegoat

Jan. 6, 3:22 pm

DWI

MCSO Dep. J. Bowman arrived at State Highway 118 and Defiance Draw Road to investigate a car that had been struck by a train. State Trooper H. Roanhorse told Bowman that he saw Whitegoat, 56, stuck on the train tracks with a train approaching. When he went to assist, Whitegoat began fighting with him, according to the police report. Roanhorse pulled him out of the car and dragged him to safety, before the train struck the empty car. Roanhorse told Bowman that Whitegoat did appear intoxicated.

Bowman then met with Whitegoat at Gallup Indian Medical Center, who admitted to drinking before getting stuck on the tracks. He told the officer: “I’m scared. What’s going to happen with me?” Whitegoat refused breath testing but Bowman received a warrant for his blood draw before he was booked.

Marcus Casuse

Jan. 4, 2:09 am

DWI, Aggravated

MCSO Dep. Johnson Lee was dispatched to T&R Tax on 667 Highway 491 over reports of a car parked with a drunk driver inside. The car had reportedly been swerving in and out of lanes and driving slowly. The witness reporting the driver followed him as he made his way to T&R, where the man then got out of the car and began urinating, according to the police report.

Lee made contact with the driver, Casuse, 33, and noticed immediately that he appeared intoxicated. Casuse agreed to field sobriety testing, and showed signs of intoxication before he abandoned the tests entirely. Casuse was placed under arrest, and blew a .19, .23 and a .21 before being booked.