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Alleged Drunk Flees From Police, Gets Pitted and Body Slammed Through Fence
Alleged Drunk Flees From Police, Gets Pitted and Body Slammed Through Fence

NM Bodycam  |  2024-04-19

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Officers report: On December 28, 2023, at approximately 11:00 P.M., I, Officer Juarez, was on duty in my full class A uniform, clearly displaying my badge of office, within the County of Lea, State of New Mexico. At this time, I was conducting a DWI checkpoint on Highway 62/180 near milepost 92 wit...

Officers report: On December 28, 2023, at approximately 11:00 P.M., I, Officer Juarez, was on duty in my full class A uniform, clearly displaying my badge of office, within the County of Lea, State of New Mexico. At this time, I was conducting a DWI checkpoint on Highway 62/180 near milepost 92 with four other New Mexico State Police officers and a supervisor. The checkpoint was set up with large bright orange traffic cones and signs indicating a sobriety checkpoint up ahead, reduce speed ahead, and stop. At the checkpoint, a gray in color Nissan pickup was approaching at a high rate of speed that appeared to be unreasonable for vehicles approaching the stop sign at the checkpoint. Sergeant Verdugo and I raised one hand towards the vehicle with our palms facing the vehicle, telling, and indicating to the driver to stop and slow down. The vehicle's driver appeared to smile and wave as he accelerated through the checkpoint, passing by three posted stop signs. Officer Santos also raised his hand and had to take a step away from the roadway to avoid being struck by the vehicle. The vehicle continued accelerating eastbound, showed no signs of slowing down, and never attempted to stop. I entered my fully marked New Mexico State Police Patrol Unit and pursued the vehicle with my emergency equipment activated. I had reasonable suspicion that the driver could be impaired. I caught up to the vehicle and matched the vehicle's speed with my own. Speeds were measured to be as high as 108 mph. During the pursuit, I activated the spotlight and shined it through the back window to attempt to signal for him to pull over. Still, the driver continued eastbound, ignoring indications for him to pull over from emergency equipment activated on two New Mexico State Police Units. Ahead of the pursuit at milepost 100, Sergeant Ramirez was able to deploy stop sticks, puncturing both driver’s side tires on the suspect vehicle. As the pursuit approached the city, I performed a PIT maneuver and stopped the vehicle at milepost 101. After the PIT, I witnessed the vehicle spin 360 degrees and began traveling eastbound again. Once the suspect vehicle was stopped, the driver immediately exited his vehicle and fled on foot eastbound on Highway 62/180. After a short foot chase, Officer Santos performed an impact takedown on the driver as he was fleeing. Officer Santos and Officer Mendez apprehended the driver. The driver was positively identified by his New Mexico ID card as Michael Isaac Pineda. Mr. Pineda was read his Miranda rights and questioned about the incident. Mr. Pineda stated he was distraught, angry, and tired. He said he was having family issues. When asked, he stated he noticed the cones and marked New Mexico State Police Units Parked on the side of the Roadway. He told me he heard Sergeant Verdugo and I hit his vehicle but did not stop because he did not have a valid driver’s license. The odor of an intoxicating beverage could be smelled from Mr. Pineda’s person. Mr. Pineda was asked if he had any alcoholic beverages. He stated his passenger did, but he did not. An ambulance was called for the driver and passenger to be checked out at the scene. Mr. Pineda was then taken to the New Mexico State Police Station. At the station, I informed Mr. Pineda that we would be performing standardized field sobriety tests. Before beginning any tests, Mr. Pineda stated he had smoked marijuana before driving. I asked Mr. Pineda if he had any head injuries or wore glasses. Mr. Pineda stated he needed glasses and had a cataract as he pointed to his right eye. Without being asked, he also said he had issues with his knees and back but could run and make side-to-side movements if asked. There was no obvious indication that Mr. Pineda could not safely perform field sobriety tests. Observing Mr. Pineda during the pursuit run from law enforcement and walking when he was apprehended, it appeared he had no medical issues preventing him from performing the tests. Standardized Field Sobriety Tests were performed and based on Mr. Pineda’s performance on the standardized field sobriety tests, I did exhibit signs of him being impaired. Mr. Pineda was read the New Mexico implied consent act for breath, to which consent was not granted. A drug recognition expert with the Lea County Sheriff's Office arrived at the New Mexico State police station and asked Mr. Pineda if he would be willing to do additional tests. Mr. Pineda also refused these additional tests. Mr. Pineda was booked into the Lea County detention center and charged with failure to obey traffic control devices/failure to obey signs, aggravated fleeing, operation of the vehicle on approach of emergency vehicles, driving while license suspended, speeding, battery on a peace officer, aggravated assault on a peace officer, aggravated DWI, and resting, evading, or obstructing an officer X2 (arrest) (refusal to stop).

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