on Sunday October 27th 2024 at approximately 2:51 a.m. New Mexico State Police received a 911 call reporting a car crash on I25 in Albuquerque as officers arrived they were informed an Albuquerque firefighter had been struck as he was arriving to another crash that had just happened I'm sorry I was know what happened [Music] got hit 49 afterwards as the officer began talking to the driver he noticed a strong odor of alcohol coming from within the vehicle will you step out of the vehicle please yes come back here this she's probably the one that hit the fireman I I was yes I was taking the exit and he was walking across I'm so sorry it looks like our he's already transported come with me is he okay we're going to find out okay I get you I get you what's your name my name isca mon so we have two separate 44s or 45s um female secondary driver hit a fireman I'm going to be 10 sixy olds with hers her first call looks like he already got transported what's your name I can't believe I H somebody what's your name Rebecca M the driver was identified as 24 year-old Rebecca melore my date of birth is Rebecca give me a sit right here okay okay oh my God sit right here sit right here I I don't want to sit down I'm so yes I'm okay I'm just worried about it get checked out no do you want you want to be checked out at all no I I mean I don't I don't know I was just there was this the signs there so I took the exit and he was walking listen though do you need to be checked out no are you good okay just have a he was walking with the bag likea I'm going to talk to you okay just have a seat I'm just okay Rebecca God come here for a minute I'm so sorry it's you okay so so he's okay okay he's going to get transported okay I'm so sorry the most important thing right now I just kind of need to know what happened okay okay talk to me what's going on I'm sorry it's been a night I know I went out with my sister we were leaving the library she was drunk I'm driving I'm not I'm not I I was trying to get her to go okay um she recognized somebody so she threw a drink I'm trying to get her out the security threw her out um there's an officer Smith that was down there I was talking to him um these girls came at us they they took they jumped us they took her things I have a knot on my head and I mean they just like scrapes on me is that from the fight or that's from the fight okay um her boyfriend came down met me to take her home cuz she was just out of it I'm coming back home I live on San Antonio um I didn't not that the arrows I I was slowing down I was coming off the exit he was walking across with the bag and I slamed my brakes I'm like oh my God oh my God and I just the impact happened I'm so sorry okay and then this is where we're at now this is where at now okay was anyone else in the car no it's just me it was me and my sister but her boyfriend picked her up and they're on their way home they probably already passed by but oh my God so you were trying to Ed out San Antonio no no no I live on San Antonio but I was trying to exit here why were you exiting at commu because I take the Frontage Road I don't like traffic I work at I don't I cannot do the traffic so I go around it but I'm so I'm just in shock right now I never hit somebody the firefighter was taken to the hospital to be treated for several injuries which included a head injury how much have you had to drink tonight I had one drink just one um at home around 6:00 I had a bottle of not a bottle of wine but like half of it so that's like two glasses okay um we went out we left the house I have messages when I picked her up at like 10 10:30 10:45 um and then I had one drink at the CL at at the library but so you said two two glasses of wine or a half a bottle and then you I'm so sorry am I in trouble I'm just trying to get to the bottom of what's going on okay you said you had one drink at the club well yes sir what what kind of drink did you have um I had a cranberry um vodka drink but it was mostly cranberry cuz I cannot I do not like drinking and my sister knows that um she she I cannot I'm so sorry okay so you had couple glasses of wine and a cranberry vodka yes sir when did you say your last drink was um what it's like 2:00 so maybe like 11:30 midnight okay and that was at the library that was at the library sir okay all right so I'm just going to check you out okay yes sir so this is just standard thing that I do in my job I'm just going to check you out okay I'm going to have you stand right here in front of me right there face me take can you take your hair brush it behind your ears the best you can do your eyelashes come off yes can you take them off for me and then you put them in a pocket just hang on to them whatever you need to do okay okay so like like I said I'm just going to check on you okay as I'm standing this close to I can smell the alcohol coming off your breath okay okay you said you had a couple drinks I'm just going to determine where you're at okay yes sir so do you have any recent head trauma yes because of the fight when those two girls were on top of me and um officer Smith was there um they they said that those girls got arrested for jumping us but U my sister's stuff was stolen so you think your your head was hit so what your tell me yes if you want to fill it I have like a big bump right here I'm like yeah so let's let's say besides that okay were you hit with a bottle or anything or just a hand no I I'm pretty is just their hands okay any other head trauma that I need to know about no sir traumatic brain injuries no sir okay are you wearing contacts no okay so I'm looking at your pupils right now and your pupils are actually equal in size okay so there's nothing screaming that you have an active head injury I'm just going to go through this and do my job as I would normally I want you stand with your feet together toe touching Arms by your side and then face me tonight Rebecca I want you to stare at the tip of my finger okay I'll be going back and forth a few times I don't want you to move your head I want you to focus on the tip of my finger moving your eyes and your eyes only you said no contacts in your eyes no contacts okay just follow the tip of my finger moving your eyes and your eyes open okay do you understand what I want you to do yes sir do you have any questions no okay do you see the tip of my finger [Music] try not to move your head piece I'm sorry it's just [Music] cold is he going to be okay just just participate I'm sorry you just hit my car really hard I'm so sorry Rebecca yes sir just just participate with me okay yes sir we're going to worry about that in a minute okay but I just want you okay F on the tip of my finger's going to go up okay Rebecca you said you're cold tonight okay I have a jacket in my vehicle would you like to wear it yes will you say here for me Rebecca stand up for me turn around I'm so sorry okay face me do you have any injuries to your feet or legs no man do you have any problems walking turning or balancing no I feel glass in my P so you have a little bit of glass yeah okay so I'm going to have you zip that jacket up okay [Music] okay where's your um right here okay I'm sorry I'm so sorry just thinking about his family and everything you know so you said you have no issues walking turning or bouncing no no injuries nothing going on tonight no I'm going to be just my head that's it if you if you feel right right here I have a really big bump on understand that so I'm going to be asking you do some walking turning and bouncing sir do you feel comfortable in those shoes um a little bit do you want to take them off I can yeah okay go go ahead I just really want to know come with me come with me do you see this line right here yes sir okay we're going to be using this line tonight okay what I'm going to be asking you to do is so walking and turning in a specific manner okay I'm going to place you in a starting position when I have you in a starting position don't move or start this test until I tell you to do so okay tonight you're going to take your left foot place it on the line now if your right place it in front of your left heel the toe touching Arms by your side this is the starting position for the test do not move or start this test until I T you to do so when I instruct you to do so you'll be doing nine heeled toe steps along that 4-in wide line a turn as I demonstrate and then nine heeled toe steps back watch me one two three but on your ninth step you'll plant your lead foot with the foot behind it a series of small steps keeping your lead foot planted the entire time you'll continue back down your line nine Heel To Toe steps one two 3 now when I instruct you to start this test you're going to look down at each step counting Eep out loud your arms will stay by your side the entire time and you won't stop this test until you're finished do you understand what I want you to do yes sir do you have any questions no go back to the starting position your next step is step one begin one two 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 First Steps right continue one 2 3 four 5 6 7 8 9 face me this next test you're going to choose a leg of your choice okay it could be your left or it could be your right whichever leg you choose you're going to raise that foot above the ground about 6 in off the ground parallel with the ground okay your foot will be parallel with the ground your your arm is going to be by your side you'll look down at the tip of your raised toe both legs being straight you will count in 1000s until I tell you to stop watch me 1,1 100002 1003 continuing so on and so forth until I tell you to stop both legs straight looking down at the tip of your toe counting in 1000s do you have any questions so like that yep With Your Arms by your side do you have any other questions no go ahead and begin 10012 10034 1005 20067 1008 2009 2010 2011 2012 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 you go ahead and stop 21 what's your highest level education um High School okay so it's safe to say you know how to count 1 to 100 you know your ABCs yes sir I'm going to be asking you to count backwards tonight you're going to start at the number 47 you're going to count down and end at the number 32 32 4732 now Rebecca I don't want you to sing it rhyme it use any trick anything like that to say your numbers normally do you understand my instructions do you have any questions 47 to 32 yes ma'am no singing no rhyming any other questions no sir go ahead and again 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 okay I'm going to be asking you to recite your alphabet forwards tonight you're going to start at the letter H and you're going to end at the letter q but again no singing rhyming anything like that just say your letters normally any other questions no go ahead and me begin h i j k l m n o k q r s t u v WX Y and Z okay we back will you take my jacket off please yes sir and then you can just toss it right there on the ground Rebecca tonight I want you to face away from me don't [Music] move I'm so sorry Rebecca walk to my windshield face my windshield why in your stance do you have anything on you you should not just my eyelash okay nothing in your pockets nothing in your bra no walk around the side of my car have a suit for me Rea what's in your mouth nothing I have braces just your teeth and your tongue yes sir okay yeah give me one second give me one second so Rebecca listen to me I'm about to tell you something important okay yes sir you're under arrest for driving while under the influence of intoxicating alcohol and/or drugs the New Mexico implied consent act requires you to submit to a breath test to determine the alcohol content of your blood after you take our test you have the right to choose an additional independent test if you choose to take this additional independent test you have the right to a reasonable opportunity to arrange for a position a licensed nurse or laboratory technician or technologist who is employed by a hospital or physician of your own choice to perform an additional chemical test the cost of this additional test will be paid for by the law enforcement agency which is the New Mexico State Police do you agree to take our test I don't know what's going on but if that's the right thing to do I just need a verbal yes or no do you agree verbal yes or no yes sir okay now Rebecca was taken to the state police office where she gave two breath samples how are you you just upset okay do you have any questions for me is he okay so it sounds like he's in stable condition um but it didn't sound like he was so so stable on scene okay but we just got a little bit of an update sounds like he's un stable now okay so I'm just going to read something to you now that you are in handcuffs so before we ask you any questions you must understand your rights you have the right to remain silent anything you say can be used against you in court you have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice before we ask you any questions and have them with you during questioning if you cannot afford a lawyer one will be appointed for you before questioning if you wish if you decide to answer questions now without a lawyer pres you will still have the right to stop question at any time until you talk to a lawyer do you understand what I read to you okay do you have any other questions be here all night so we will be here for probably 30 40 minutes and then I'm going to take you to the hospital and get checked out okay how fast do you think you you were going when you hit him um well exiting so it was breaking and then I didn't he was wearing you know his uniform um he had his bag and that's when I seen him right in the middle of the road I slam my brakes so I don't I don't know how fast it was but do you know about how fast you were when you were exiting the interstate um I was going to speed limit 65 65 yeah and then you saw him panicked you SL your face yeah I was like oh my God just like gripping steering little trying I I don't have an emergency break so it's just my car was sliding basically and that's when the impact happened okay like I really hit him hard so I was just really worried about him okay that's understandable yeah um but it does sound like he's in stable condition we got we got to call from the hospital okay hey um you're 24 yes sir okay I'm assuming your stamp is from down town is from the library it's from the library okay got you besides that alcohol tonight have you taking anything are you on any medications no did you smoke any marijuana no sir you a Tak any pills no nothing at all no okay Rebecca was later booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center on charges of careless driving open container aggravated DWI and driving while Under the Influence great bodily harm the case is currently ongoing with no trial dates set do you have any other questions for me anything just L going through my head right now okay I'm going to bring your cell phone so you can call somebody let them know what's going on do you need the restroom or anything um okay I'll bring your c phone for you so you can call