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WEEKLY DWI REPORT

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Legal limit is .08

Calvin J. Charley

Sept. 1, 9:51 pm

3rd DWI, Aggravated

McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Tammy S. Houghtaling, was on scene at a motorcycle crash when she was advised of a white Ford Taurus speeding west on Hwy. 264 and unable to maintain its lane.

Another MCSO officer stopped the vehicle at the 3-mile marker of Hwy. 264 in Wildcat just before Houghtaling arrived on scene. Charley, 50, smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot, watery eyes. He slurred his words and stumbled when he exited the car.

Charley failed field sobriety tests and blew .18 twice during breath testing.

Willis George

Sept. 1, 9:21 pm

DWI, Aggravated

George, 35, backed into another vehicle in the drive-through of McDonalds at 700 U.S. 491, according to Gallup Police Department Officer  Douglas Hoffman’s report. George pulled into the parking lot when contacted by another GPD officer. His license was suspended.

George admitted to drinking but refused field sobriety and breath tests. He was placed under arrest for DWI.

Ryan Notah

Aug. 30, 7:26 pm

DWI

Traveling west on Interstate 40, MCSO Deputy Gabrielle Puhuyesva passed a speeding black car. Puhuyesva attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the car continued westbound, exiting I-40 at the 20-mile exit. It eventually turned onto Maloney Avenue, and stopped in the parking lot of the Rio West Mall at 1300 W. Maloney Ave. in Gallup.

Notah’s insurance was expired/suspended from a prior DWI. He smelled of alcohol and agreed to perform field sobriety tests, which he failed. Notah, 25, blew .11 and .12 during breath testing.

Vivian M. Largo

Aug. 30, 12:10 am

DWI, Aggravated

MCSO Deputy Ivan Tsethlikai Jr. noticed a vehicle driving northbound on the shoulder of N.M. 566 near the 3.8-mile marker. The vehicle matched the description of a  previously called in possibly drunk driver.

The vehicle drove into the southbound open field area of the road, “running over everything in its path,” according to the report. The vehicle almost rolled a couple of times, made a U-turn, sped eastbound, ran through a fence line, went airborne, and collided with another fence before getting stuck in the sand off of N.M. 566, near mile-maker 7.1 in Churchrock.

Largo, 32, was incoherent and could barely stand on her own or walk. She passed out in the back of a police unit. Medstar arrived on scene and checked on her, and she agreed to field sobriety tests, but they were short-lived as she could barely stand on her own.

Largo was taken to a local hospital and cleared, and was then booked at the Gallup Adult Detention Center.

Lucinda Spencer

Aug. 28, 7:27 pm

3rd DWI, Aggravated

GPD Officer Daniel Brown was working the 100 Days and Nights of Summer patrol, when he was advised of a vehicle parked at the 5-mile marker of U.S. 491 with a “down and out” female inside who then drove southbound.

Brown found the vehicle swerving on the Munoz overpass and stopped it at South Arnold Street and Aztec Avenue. Spencer, 38, had bloodshot, watery eyes, slurred speech, and smelled of alcohol.

She failed field sobriety tests, refused breath testing, and was transported to jail for booking.

Rodney Nelson

Aug. 26, 5:46 pm

DWI

GPD Officer Jeremy Shirley was working a sobriety checkpoint at Third Street and Maxwell, when a silver Dodge pickup rolled in. Shirley could smell alcohol on Nelson, 46, who also had bloodshot eyes.

Nelson failed field sobriety tests and blew .12 and .11 during breath testing. He was transported to a local hospital for medical clearance before he was booked in jail.

Flora Tsaipi

Aug. 23, 12:46 pm

DWI, Aggravated

MCSO Deputy James Maiorano was attempting to locate a vehicle that had been called in for a possibly drunk driver who was swerving all over the road. The vehicle was a white Grand Prix with tinted windows. Maiorano pulled off at the 4-mile marker of U.S. 491 and a black pickup rolled up and pointed out the suspect vehicle, which was swerving.

Maiorano pulled the vehicle over north of Navajo Tractor Sales Inc. at 221 U.S. 491. He found the driver slumped in the car. Tsaipi, 40, smelled of alcohol and had trouble standing. There was an open container in the car, and she admitted to drinking.

Tsaipi was placed under arrest and could not remember her child’s birthday when asked. She said, “Suicide, hang myself,” on the ride to the jail. She refused breath testing.