AN ALLEGED WRONG-WAY DRUNK DRIVER IN SANTA FE NOW FACES THREE COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED DWI RESULTING IN GREAT BODILY HARM. POLICE SPOKESPERSON CELINA WESTERVELT SAYS TEST RESULTS SHOW 52 YEAR OLD JOE SALAZAR'S BLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT WAS NEARLY THREE TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT AT POINT-21 WHEN HIS VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD-ON WITH A PICKUP ON I-25 A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
WESTERVELT SAYS IT'S AMAZING THAT ANYONE SURVIVED THE CRASH. SHE SAYS SALAZAR IS ALSO CHARGED WITH RECKLESS DRIVING AND HAVING AN OPEN CONTAINER.