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Deadly DWIs
County records 8 deaths in 5 months in alcohol-related crashes

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent

By Phil Stake
Staff writer

GALLUP — This week McKinley County saw its eighth confirmed DWI-related fatality in five months.

The tragic spree started May 25 about 5:30 p.m. after Elizabeth and Kee Manygoats left Fire Rock Casino, apparently drunk, in a silver pickup. Security at the casino had refused to provide alcohol service to the brother and sister. Twenty minutes later, Kee Manygoats was dead and Elizabeth Manygoats was in critical condition. Elizabeth had been driving and apparently lost control of the pickup before careening into an arroyo and running headlong into a concrete abutment. The pickup vaulted over a roadway without ever touching it, according to police reports.

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Weekend
September 26-27, 2009

Selected Stories:

Ride on the wild side:
Black Mountain area residents complain about condition of road

Deadly DWIs:
County records 8 deaths in 5 months in alcohol-related crashes

Officials ordered to give testimony:
Former Councilor Nechero not deposed in Honeyfield case

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