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Accused Drunk Driver Runs Over Himself
A 21-year-old man was accused of driving drunk and leading police on a chase that finally ended with him running over himself.
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A 21-year-old man was accused of driving drunk and leading police on a chase that finally ended with him running over himself.
The man was treated for minor injuries at a Santa Fe, New Mexico hospital and booked into the Sandoval County detention center on charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated, fleeing a police officer, careless driving and two other outstanding traffic warrants.
A tip to the state's DrunkBuster hot line alerted authorities to a possibly drunken driver.
State Police Officer Grace Romero spotted the man's pickup truck swerving across both lanes of a highway, driving slowly and then fast. He refused to stop.
After narrowly missing other vehicles, police said the suspect drove through a ditch and a barbed-wire fence before stopping. He tried to put the truck into park but it ended up in reverse.
Police said the man fell from his open door and both of his legs were run over by the front driver's side tire.
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