WEEKLY DWI REPORT Staff Reports The legal limit is .08 Queena M. Kien Dec. 24, 3:11 am Aggravated DWI Kien, an Emergency Room nurse at Ga llup I n d i a n Medical Center, had t he t a ble s tu r ned on her when she crashed her vehicle on NM 118 at 1-40 exit 33. No other cars were involved in the wreck, McKinley County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Roxanne King stated in her report. Kien, 36, said that she had worked a 12-hour shift and fell asleep at the wheel, missing the exit. King noted that Kien had bloodshot, watery eyes and reeked of alcohol, but she initially denied having anything to drink. Paramedics, who knew her by first name, checked on her physical condition. Kien advised them that she was OK. King asked Kien if she had any other shoes in the vehicle as she was wearing high heels and a short black dress. “I advised Queena if she just got off work she would have a pair of shoes,” King stated. “Queena later changed her statement stating she got off
work then went home to Grants and came back.” Kien began the field sobriety tests with the heels on, but eventually took them off, opting for bare feet. Kien also admitted to having “one bottle” at Coal Street Pub between 6-7 pm. Being barefoot didn’t help matters any during the tests, and Kien was promptly arrested. From there, Kien refused to take the breath tests and asked to go to the hospital to be checked for a head injury, saying that she blacked out during the crash, despite telling paramedics that she was fine. She was taken to a hospital for an exam and cleared and booked for the aggravated DWI. “Based on my training and experience I believe Queena was doing the run around to keep from going to jail and having knowledge of the process from working in the Emergency Room at GIMC,” King reported. Emerson M. Brody Dec. 23, 4:47 pm 3rd DWI, Aggravated M C S O Deputy Ivan Tsethlikai i n it iated a traffic stop on Brody for speeding. He was driving 78 mph i n a 55 mph in the slow lane of northbound U.S. 491.
WARRANT ARRESTS 1/4 Louis Garcia 1/3 Akugeezhig Judson Sky Eriacho Kevin Joe Shylo Yazzie Nacodie Smith 12/29 April Mazon Darrick Negale Darrell Desiderio, Sr.
Randy M. Diaz Brandi Maria Rodriguez Ralph M. Garcia 12/28 Joseph Begay Corderick David Shay 12/27 Thomas Lee Ryan Thompson Continued on page 11
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nearly collide with another truck at the intersection of Arnold and Aztec. When Gaona initiated his sirens to conduct a traffic stop, Maldonado kept trucking, even rolling through a stop sign. He then headed toward Chaparral Mobile Inn at 1501 W. Aztec, speeding up and fishtailing through the snow. Maldonado came to a stop in front of space 70. Gaona noted that Maldonado’s head was swaying from side to side and that he showed the signs of intoxication. He told Gaona that he had one beer, then changed it to four beers, and changed his story again to say that he had three beers and a shot. He blew a .158 on the portable breath test machine. During a search, another officer found an open minature bottle of “99 Berries” in his pocket. Maldonado blew a .12, when he took the breath test at the police station.
NM State Police New Years enforcement activity Staff Reports
This New Year’s weekend was a busy time for the New
Mexico State Police. From noon Dec. 31, till 8 am Jan. 1, officers were out in force to ensure that the citizens of New Mexico, as
well as those traveling to and from our great state, were safe. Below is a breakdown of the enforcement activity.
Total Crashes Investigated 35 Number of Fatal Crashes 0 Number of Alcohol Related Crashes 5 Number of Commercial Motor Vehicle Related Crashes 9 Number of Fatalities 0 Number of Unrestrained Fatalities 0 Number of Citations Written 1013 Number of Commercial Motor Vehicle Citations 55 Number of DWI Citations 22 Number of Moving Violations 721 Nu mber of Non -Mov i n g V iol a t ion s 3 8 3 Number of Seatbelt Citations 24 Number of Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspections 132 Number of Commercial Motor Vehicle Out-of-Service Drivers 11 Number of Commercial Motor Vehicle Out-of-Service Vehicles 35 Number of Drug Related Arrests 8
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Tsethlikai noted the strong odor of alcohol wafting from the car. When Brody spoke, he was incoherent and slurring his speech, according to the report. Brody, 34, bypassed the field sobriety tests and turned around so he could be handcuffed. Tsethlikai placed him into the back of his patrol unit, where he promptly passed out. Peterson Yazzie Dec. 21, 6:59 pm 2nd DWI T w o shots of “F i reba l l” l i q u o r l a n d e d Ya z z ie h i s s e c o n d offense. He was pulled over by Gallup
Police Department Officer Dominic Molina for expired plates. Molina could also smell the odor of booze emanating from the Ford Bronco that Yazzie drove. Yazzie was driving with a suspended license due to not showing up in court. He failed the field sobriety tests, and refused to take the portable breath test, saying “I’m already in trouble because I was drinking.” He did eventually agree to take the required tests, and blew a .15 twice. Gary Maldonado Nov. 28, 4:06 pm 3rd DWI G P D Sgt. Benny Gaona was on patrol when he witnessed the tr uck Ma ldonado was driving
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