Munoz's Sante Fe trip paying off for Gallup
Freshman senator nets $110,000 for DWI enforcement

Vehicles drive past some discarded empty beer cans on US 491 in between Gallup and Yatahey in this Sept. 20, 2007, file photo. A 2007 report by the DWI Resource Center reports that US 491 between Gallup and Yatahey had the most drunk driving accidents in McKinley County from 2005-2007. — © 2009 Gallup Independent / Staff Photo

Copyright © 2009
Gallup Independent
By Bernie Dotson
Staff writer

GALLUP — Sen. George Munoz, D-McKinley and Cibola counties and a first-term state legislator, announced this week that an agreement has been reached between the city of Gallup and the Traffic Safety Bureau of the Department of Transportation, which allows the city to receive $110,000 in Driving While Intoxicated funding.

The funds permit the Gallup Police Department to continue DWI — defined as driving while under the influence of alcohol — seat belt and speeding operations.

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