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   From: JW@jw.com   
      
   On 8/6/2022 2:13 AM, zinn wrote:   
   > A New Mexico man who was driving drunk without a valid license barreled   
   > through a parade that celebrates Native American culture in the western   
   > part of the state, injuring at least 15 people, officials said Friday.   
   >   
   > Jeff Irving, 33, was arrested late Thursday and faces charges that include   
   > aggravated driving while intoxicated, fleeing from officers and injuring   
   > parade-goers and two Gallup police officers who tried to stop the vehicle,   
   > court documents said.   
   >   
   > In a statement, New Mexico State Police said that investigators have no   
   > reason to suspect the crime was motivated by hate. No one was killed. The   
   > people who were hurt, including the police officers, suffered mostly minor   
   > injuries, said New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham   
   >   
   > Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez and his family were among those   
   > almost hit as the Chevrolet Tahoe drove through the parade route. The   
   > vehicle sped through downtown Gallup about 15 minutes after the nighttime   
   > parade started that served as the kick-off event for the 10-day Gallup   
   > Intertribal Ceremonial Centennial Celebration.   
   >   
   It goes to show, we've just got to get us some more of them   
   there common sense Chevy Tahoe control laws.  More such laws   
   will put an end to this sort of shenanigans.   
      
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