Legal limit is .08
Benjamin Begay
Aug. 13, 1:44 am
DWI
McKinley County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Gabrielle Puhuyesva was heading northbound on the Munoz Overpass when she observed a blue car unable to maintain its lane. It turned onto I-40 and continued eastbound, stopping at the 22.5-mile marker.
Begay, 52, did not have his driver’s license, had a flushed face, and did not make eye contact. He slurred his words and admitted to having a few beers.
There were three passengers in the vehicle who were all intoxicated. Begay refused breath testing but agreed to a blood draw at a local hospital. He was then transported to the McKinley County Adult Detention Center.
Gerald Clark
Aug. 13 10:01 pm
DWI, Aggravated
MCSO Deputy Merle Bates was working the DWI task force patrol on Hwy. 264 near Speedy’s Gas Station in Black Hat, when a call came in regarding a drunk driver in a white pickup unable to maintain its lane.
Bates found the vehicle heading eastbound at the 11-mile marker of 264.
Clark, 24, had bloodshot, watery eyes and slurred his speech. The vehicle’s registration and insurance were expired. Clark swayed when he walked and smelled of alcohol.
He failed field sobriety tests before refusing further testing.
Cheyenne Pino
Aug. 13, 11:11 pm
DWI
On patrol, heading west on Highway 66, Gallup Police Department Officer John Gonzales noticed a silver car without headlights on heading eastbound near the intersection with Boardman Drive.
The car swerved, hit the meridian, crossed into the westbound lane, and came to a stop on the shoulder.
Pino, 22, stumbled when she got out of her car, and had a hard time standing on her own. She smelled of alcohol and admitted to drinking. She refused field sobriety testing and blew .29 during breath testing.
Juliana Thompson
Aug. 13, 1:53 am
DWI, Aggravated
While turning west onto Highway 66 from Arnold Street, GPD Officer Douglas Hoffman noticed the car in front of him turn too widely before weaving back into its lane. It drove far below the speed limit, and was pulled over in the parking lot of the Days Inn at 1603 W. Hwy. 66.
Thompson, 27, smelled of alcohol and admitted to drinking. She failed field sobriety tests and refused breath testing.
Chansey Dando Brown
Aug. 13, 6:23 pm
DWI, Aggravated
GPD Officer Harland Soseeah was dispatched to the Sun Valley Apartment complex at 201 E. Montoya Blvd., where the driver involved in a hit-and-run at another location was seen entering the building.
Soseeah met Sgt. Francie Martinez at the apartment complex, where Brown, 24, admitted to drinking. He smelled of alcohol and had red, bloodshot eyes. A witness of the hit-and-run identified him as the driver.
Brown was argumentative and refused field sobriety tests. He was taken to a local hospital for medical clearance before being booked in jail. He blew .17 and .15 during breath testing.
Sean Simpson
July 2, 12:15 pm
DWI
GPD Officer Timothy Hughte was dispatched to I-40 near Allison Road to assist a community service aid. A vehicle had driven off the interstate onto Allison and into a ditch, and the driver needed medical assistance. Medstar had already taken the driver to a local hospital when Hughte arrived.
There was an empty bottle of alcohol in the car.
Hughte met the driver, Simpson, 22, at the hospital. Simpson said he’d been driving “a little too fast,” according to the report, and crashed into the barrier of the roadway. He recalled the vehicle rolling once, and admitted to drinking prior to driving. Simpson claimed the open container in the vehicle was old, though.
He consented to a blood kit and was transported to the detention center when he was medically cleared.
Jaron Roy Guerro
June 23, 10:40 pm
DWI, Aggravated
GPD Officer Timothy Hughte and several other officers were dispatched to the area of 403 E. Maloney Ave. in reference to a crash.
The car “was sitting on its nose” at 403 ½ E. Maloney, and a man was standing nearby with blood on his head. Guerro, 24, stuttered and slurred when he spoke, and smelled of alcohol. He staggered when he walked and needed help getting to the ambulance.
The windshield of the vehicle was cracked with blood on it. The seatbelt was locked and did not appear to have been worn during the crash. There were containers of alcohol in the car.
At the hospital, Guerro said he was OK, and said, “F--- no,” when he was asked whether he’d consent to a blood draw. When cleared from the hospital, he was transported to the adult detention center and booked.
