Family injured in DWI-related crash Staff Reports
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ver y Thoma s wa s released from McK i n ley Cou nt y A d u lt D e t e nt io n C e nt e r o n a $ 3 ,0 0 0 c a s h b o n d M a y 15 , t w o d a y s a f t er he i nju red a mom a nd her t wo daug ht er s i n a suspected dr unk dr iv ing cra sh. Accord i ng to Ga llup Police Department Harland Soseeah’s repor t, Thomas, who was driving a Chevrolet Subu rba n, f lew th roug h a stop sig n at t he i nter section of Aztec Avenue and 7th Street a nd str uck Ma r ieta B u c k ’s C h e v r o l e t C r u z e around noon May 13. GPD Capt . Ma r i nda Spencer sa id a 4 -yea r- old g i rl wa s ejected from t he veh icle. She wa s t ra n s por ted to UNM hospital in Albuquerque for treatment of skull fractures.
Avery Thomas Buck, 27, who i s pregna nt, told the off icer that her water broke. The other ch i ld, a n 11-yea r- old g i rl, complained of head pain. W hen he spoke w it h Thoma s, Soseea h cou ld smell liquor on his breath and noted that he had bloodshot, water y eyes and was
slurring his words. Thoma s, 27, ref used to e n g a ge i n f ield s o br ie t y a nd breath tests. Soseea h was able to obtain a search wa r r a nt f rom M a g i s t r a t e Judge Kenneth Howard for a blood draw to determine T h o m a s’s b l o o d a l c o h o l level. The result of that test is pending. Mea nwh ile, Spencer said the Buck and her two daughters were recovering at home Monday. In add ition to bei ng charged with his first aggrav a t e d DW I , T hom a s w a s charged with three counts of g reat bod i ly i nju r y by motor vehicle, driving without a license, careless driving, and failing to stop at an intersection. T homa s ha s a prel i m in a r y ex a m i n at ion sched uled for 1:30 pm on May 24 i n Mag istrate Judge Apr il Silversmith’s chamber.
DWI FIRST TIME OFFENDERS G. Benally AGE: 20 BOOKED: 3/30/17 NOTE: Agg. DWI
NAME: Michael M. Platero AGE: 34 BOOKED: 5/8/17 NOTE: Agg. DWI; Open Container
NAME: Teselle R. Coan AGE: 28 BOOKED: 3/29/17 NOTE: Agg. DWI; Open Container; Accident: struck fence/vehicles
NAME: John Robert Silva AGE: 46 BOOKED: 5/7/17 NOTE: Agg. DWI
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NAME: Gerome Gibson AGE: 36 BOOKED: 2/7/17 NOTE: Agg. DWI
NAME: Billy Begay, Jr. AGE: 53 BOOKED: 2/4/17 NOTE: Accident: Struck pole
NAME: Reynold Bahe AGE: 23 BOOKED: 2/2/17 NOTE: Agg. DWI DWI Reports for 2nd offenders +, normally scheduled for this week, will be available in next week’s edition.
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