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Gallup, New Mexico: Several injured after SUV plows through ceremonial parade
2022-08-06
[FoxNews] The driver was arrested at the scene after an SUV drove through the Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial parade in downtown Gallup

A vehicle drove through a ceremonial parade in New Mexico, leaving several people, including two police officers, with injuries.

The New Mexico State Police said an SUV drove through the annual Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial parade in downtown Gallup on Thursday. The driver was arrested at the scene.

Witnesses at the scene said there were at least two passengers in the SUV when it drove through the parade route.

According to New Mexico State Police, multiple pedestrians were hurt and were being treated at the scene.

Two Gallup police officers were among those who were injured and were also being treated at the scene, New Mexico police said.

Related: Driver and three passengers arrested at the scene
Posted by:Skidmark

#4  People whose genes were tuned to eating a couple times a week don't do well on beer and potato chips.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-06 09:30  

#3  ...reached peak grim during Covid as its the major city around the Navajo Nation. The Navajo suffer from the modern plague (though it looks like the Greens are working on a solution) of abundant and readily available food. They have extremely high levels of diabetes and morbidly overweight. Covid went through the community like a fire.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-08-06 08:58  

#2  Gallup is a grim town.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-08-06 08:45  

#1  Nothing unusual here.

A 33-year-old man, three times over the legal alcohol limit, driving through the parade, injuring 15 people – including two Gallup police officers...Irving was driving on a suspended license at the time for a prior DWI charge. His two passengers were detained and taken to the Gallup detox center. - cite

Catch and release has been the SOP in New Mexico for DWI nearly forever.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2022-08-06 08:43  

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