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Title: Vigil held on anniversary of devastating DWI crash View count: 54 Rating: 0 (0 ratings) Description: the lone survivor of one new mexico's deadliest drunk driving crashes makes the painful return to th scene where her entire family was killed -- three years ago tonight. but tonight 18- year-old arisa garcia was not alone on that dark, cold stretch of i-25 near santa fe where it happened.. joe vigil is live in santa fe with tonight's top story. around 70 people minute thumbnail 10:00 pm headed out to the crash scene tonight for the three year anniversary. at this very moment three years ago---emergency responders flooded the interstate as family members started to hear the horrible news. an eerily familiar scene three years after the horrible drunk driving crash. but no crash tonight. sheriff's deputies were trying to save lives by holding a dwi checkpoint right next to where 6 people died. next to the check point--right in the middle of the north and southbound lanes of 1-25--a candelight vigil for the people who died. the sole survivor of the crash---arissa garcia--didn't want to speak on camera about the pain of being here. "it brings back every memory..everytime i pass by here. i think about it and i think about every detail i think about it." a drunk dana pabst was 4 times the legal limit when he drove the wrong way on i-25 minute thumbnail 10:01 pm and ran into the gonzales, garica, collins family he killed parents paul and rene...and daughters jacquline, selena and alysha. along with himself. paul's dad recognized the their vehicle on the news the night of the crash. "we were hoping for the best and it didn't turn out that way. the message is a simple one that's been heard over and over. but family members say it important to repeat it. "i just want to let people know please don'drink and drive because you can't say it's not going to happen to you.ecause three years ago i said that and where am i 3 years later? at a crash site where 5 people were killed." raymon collins lost his sister rene in the crash...things really hit home again tonight when raymond's four year old son asked him what happened here. tonight. "he asked me a while ago what happened to sha sha my niece alysha. i told him she died. he said for reals? if a kid can understand and minute thumbnail 10:02 pm realize this then lawmakers and adults can too it should be a no brainer it's not rocket science." a flurry of changes happened after the crash. the most noticeable was the creation of the drunk busters hotline. so far this year--- d-p-s reports more than 360 arrests after people dialed pound-w-i the state also changes happened afr the crash. the most noticeable was the creation of the drunk busters hotline. so far this year--- d-p-s reports more than 360 arrests after people dialed pound-w-i the state also took away u-s airways liquor license for serving drinks to an already drunk papst on his flight to albuquerque. the airline isn't allowed to serve any alcohol over new mexico airspace. the airline tried to appeal and get its license reinstated--- but that was denied. the crash also changed the minute thumbnail 10:03 pm state's ignition interlock laws. its now mandatory for people, who live in new mexico and have out of state d-w-i convictions, to get an ignition interlock. papst had three d-w-i convictions in colorado. Tags: ne, Author: kobtv4 |
