U.S. 491 HEAD-ON: ABOVE: New Mexico State Police Officer Elizabeth Whitfield takes photographs of a vehicle involved in a head-on collision on U.S. 491 Thursday morning near the 27 mile marker. The occupant of the car was transported to Gallup for treatment. It is unknown if alcohol was a factor in the crash, yet officials on the scene said it was likely. Two bottles of alcohol were reportedly found in the car. Burl Williams, a witness to the crash reported the driver of the car as possible drunken driver at 10:15 am and at 10:21 am he called again to report that that vehicle had crashed. BELOW: Police officers and firefighters investigate a head on collision on U.S. 491 Thursday morning. [Photos by Daniel Zollinger/Independent]

Ciro Chairez explains at the New Mexico Cancer Center-Gallup how a Vacloc bag is used with CT scanning to hold a patient perfectly still. By keeping the patient still, the images taken can be used more precisely to treat ailments. [Photo by Daniel Zollinger/Independent] Full Story