ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A 30-year-old father has been released after being detained for driving while intoxicated in Albuquerque Thanksgiving night.
KOAT-TV reports that Leo Sandoval was released on his own recognizance by a judge Saturday.
New Mexico State Police say an officer used radar to determine that Sandoval’s vehicle went from 55 to 89 mph while merging from I-40 onto I-25.
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According to a criminal complaint, the officer made a traffic stop.
He smelled alcohol in the vehicle and also saw Sandoval’s 6-year-old daughter sitting in the front seat without a proper booster seat.
Sandoval admitted to having one alcoholic beverage before driving.
Authorities say two breath samples tested above the legal limit.
Sandoval was booked into Metropolitan Detention Center.
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Information from: KOAT-TV, http://www.thenewmexicochannel.com/index.html
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