{"id":102221,"date":"2017-12-28T16:08:49","date_gmt":"2017-12-28T23:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/man-arrested-for-dui-after-christmas-eve-crash-in-cortez\/"},"modified":"2017-12-28T16:08:49","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T23:08:49","slug":"man-arrested-for-dui-after-christmas-eve-crash-in-cortez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/man-arrested-for-dui-after-christmas-eve-crash-in-cortez\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested for DUI after Christmas Eve crash in Cortez"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A man was arrested Christmas Eve after a single-vehicle traffic accident in Cortez resulted in serious injuries.<\/p>\n

About 10:41 p.m. on Dec. 24, Cortez police responded to a report of a crash near the 800 block of East Seventh Street. A gray sedan had been severely damaged after apparently rolling onto its driver\u2019s side, and a female passenger was transported to a Grand Junction hospital with serious injuries. The driver, Montezuma County resident Roger Wing, was arrested on suspicion of numerous crimes, including DUI and vehicular assault.<\/p>\n

According to the incident report by patrol officer Ethan Jordan, bystanders were tending to the couple\u2019s wounds when police arrived, including one man who said he was a medical professional from Farmington. Both of the vehicle\u2019s occupants were reportedly conscious and appeared to be intoxicated. Wing reportedly told officers he had drunk a 12-pack of beer before driving, and had lost control of the vehicle during an argument with the female passenger about a relationship issue.<\/p>\n

Jordan reported the vehicle had no license plates, and had an expired insurance card in its glove box. Wing\u2019s driver\u2019s license had reportedly been revoked due to a previous traffic offense. Wing reportedly told police he was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash, and the preliminary investigation showed the passenger seatbelt did not appear to be in use either.<\/p>\n

Wing was treated at Southwest Memorial Hospital for a head injury and severe intoxication. The female passenger reportedly suffered two fractured ribs and a spine injury.<\/p>\n

After being medically cleared, Wing was arrested on suspicion of vehicular assault, reckless driving, DUI, driving under restraint, operating an uninsured vehicle, driving without valid license plates, driving without a seatbelt and driving a passenger with no seatbelt. Charges are scheduled to be filed against him in Montezuma County District Court on Jan. 3.<\/p>\n

According to a news release from the Colorado Department of Transportation, there have been 226 impairment-related traffic deaths in Colorado this year, surpassing the 2016 total of 191. Colorado State Patrol and some local law enforcement agencies will increase DUI enforcement during New Year\u2019s weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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