Independent - July 24, 2009: Drunken killer: Car strikes wheelchair-bound couple, kills man

Drunken killer
Car strikes wheelchair-bound couple, kills man
Francie Martinez, a crash reconstructionist with the Gallup Police Department, works a scene on Aztec Avenue on Thursday morning. An allegedly intoxicated male driver struck two pedestrians in wheelchairs as they crossed the road Friday around 9 p.m. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy
Francie Martinez, a crash reconstructionist with the Gallup Police Department, works a scene on Aztec Avenue on Thursday morning. An allegedly intoxicated male driver struck two pedestrians in wheelchairs as they crossed the road Friday around 9 p.m. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

GALLUP — An alleged drunken driver ran over two wheelchair-bound adults Wednesday, killing one man and injuring one woman.

The man and woman were engaged to be married and had announced their engagement during a Bible study service just minutes before they were run over, according to Arnold Morales, a friend who attended the service.

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