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Fabian Nez
Nov. 13, 4:20 pm
DWI
A call came into Metro Dispatch of a suspected drunk driver near the Maverik station at 505 U.S. Hwy. 491, which led Gallup Officer Justin Benally to the scene. Benally saw a black Nissan Sentra with a matching license plate pick up another passenger and travel north. He followed the car, pulled it over near the Speedway station at 701 U.S. Hwy. 491 and conducted a traffic stop.
The driver, Fabian Nez, 23, of Window Rock, Ariz., got out and walked toward the store. Benally approached and asked what he was doing. Nez said he was hungry. Benally noted signs of intoxication as Nez spoke, including bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and a smell of...