WEEKLY DWI REPORT Staff Reports The legal limit is .08. Shawn Dawes 2nd DWI, Aggravated Dec. 17, 2:05 am Dawes a l e r t e d Gallup Police Department Officer John Gonzales by driving with his headlights turned off down Hwy 66. Gonzales, who was traveling eastbound, turned around near the intersection of Arnold street to check on Dawes. According to the police report, Dawes, 26, sped up and started driving on the shoulder. At this point, Gonzales turned on his overhead lights and sirens. Dawes increased his speed until he arrived at the intersection of Marguerite and pulled into the parking lot of Sonic west. When Gonzales approached the vehicle, Dawes denied having any drinks, the report
states, but the signs of intoxication were present. Gonzales could smell alcohol on his breath, and noted that Dawes had bloodshot, watery eyes, and a glass bottle of Blue Moon beer in the center console. Dawes failed the field sobriety tests and refused to take the two required breath tests. Another officer found a pipe, earning Dawes an extra charge of possessing drug paraphernalia, along with open container and driving without headlights on. Angela A. Begaye 2nd DWI, Aggravated Dec. 16, 1:17 am Begaye, 49, caug ht the attention of McKinley C o u n t y Sher i f f ’s O f f i c e Deputy Ivan Tsethlikai when he saw her turning left toward the TravelCenters of America. But, she missed the entrance. Instead she ran into a drainage ditch. According to the
deputy’s report, Begaye continued on until she ran over a curb. Tsethlikai initiated a traffic stop, and he immediately smelled the strong odor of booze coming from the driver’s side as he approached the vehicle. When he approached Begaye, her eyes were bloodshot and she was slurring her words. She refused to take the field sobriety tests, but did submit to taking the two required breath tests. She blew a .20 twice. Herman Chee 3rd DWI, Aggravated Nov. 29, 5:20 pm Chee was pulled over for not using a turn signal as he made a right turn at the intersection of Sixth Street and Coal Avenue. When GPD Officer Dominic Molina approached the white Ford truck, Chee was on the phone with a woman. Molina ran the plates, which had expired registration, and
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he learned that the registration tags were for a black pick up truck. When asked for his driver’s license and insurance card, Chee, 50, said he didn’t have either item. Molina could smell alcohol on Chee’s breath and noticed that he was slurring his words. He did admit to having “two small ones” at about 7 am. Chee didn’t fare well on the field sobriety tests, and blew a .18 and .16 during the breath tests. Leibert Lynch 2nd DWI, Aggravated Nov. 29, 9:46 pm GPD Officer Molina assisted Officer Andrew Thayer in a traffic stop. Molina was
working the DW I t a s k force. T h e vehicle was a l ready pulled over when Molina approached Lynch. Molina asked him to step out of the vehicle. With the signs of intoxication present, Molina asked Lynch if he had been drinking. According to the police report, Lynch said that he had a “4 Loko” beer. Lynch, 26, engaged in one of the field sobriety tests, then
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State police to up DWI Checkpoints, Saturation Patrol in 2017 By NM State Police
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TATEW IDE – State Police will be conducting Sobr iety Check poi nt s, S a t u r a t i o n Patrols, a nd Registration, Insurance and Drivers’ L i c e n s e C he ck p oi nt s in a ll New Mexico counties du r i ng the month of Ja nua r y 2017. We are bringing awareness to this, in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities, through continued media attention and intensive advertising. These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.
People are choosing to not drink and drive. This is the biggest step in keeping impaired drivers from crashing into our friends and families. Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision. Who: New Mexico State Police What: S obr iet y Checkpoints, Saturation Patrols and Registration / Insura nce/ DL Checkpoints When: January 2017 Where: All New Mexico Counties Why: So we can ENDWI in New Mexico
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