Fiftteen people including two police officers injured when struck by vehicle driving through parade route at State Road 118 and South Second Street in Gallup, New Mexico; Driver charged with DWI
Multiple people, 2 officers injured after driver goes through parade in Gallup
Two Gallup police officers and multiple people were reportedly injured Thursday night after a driver drove through the Gallup Inter-Tribal Ceremonial parade.
15 injured, including 2 police officers, after car drives into parade route
According to documents filed in Gallup Magistrate Court, police said Jeff Irving was arrested after a motor vehicle accident at New Mexico State Road 118 and South Second Street in Gallup.
Driver charged with DWI after Gallup parade crash
Jeff Irving, 33, is charged with DWI, open container, driving with a revoked license, aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, one count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in great bodily harm and 14 counts of leaving the scene of an accident.
15 Hospitalized, One Arrested after Vehicle Drives Through Gallup Parade
As the Gallup officers approached the Tahoe to make contact with the occupants, the driver put the Tahoe into drive and took off, heading east on West Coal Avenue.
SUV driver who struck spectators at Gallup Native American parade identified
Irving was among a group of individuals that were drinking alcohol inside an SUV that was parked along the parade route, according New Mexico State Police.
Accused drunken driver who hit Gallup parade-goers held until trial
A McKinley County-Gallup District Court judge on Friday denied 33-year-old Jeff Irving, who is accused of injuring at least 15 people last week, any conditional release.
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