Rio Rancho woman arrested for DWI after hitting bicyclist
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A Rio Rancho woman is facing charges and is accused of driving drunk and crashing into a bicyclist in northwest Albuquerque Saturday morning.
31-year-old Mollie Duran is in jail facing charges of great bodily harm by vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident, after allegedly driving drunk and plowing into a bicyclist.
According to court documents, it happened just before 10:30 a.m. Saturday on Unser near Kimmick.
The criminal complaint states the bicyclist was in a designated bicycle lane when Duran’s SUV hit him from behind.
He was “…thrown into the air and over the top of the vehicle before striking his head on the asphalt.”
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Another bicyclist riding with the victim told police the SUV paused after the crash for a few seconds before driving off.
Police say they caught up with Duran a short time later at Southern and Unser, noticing significant damage to her windshield and shards of glass in her front seat.
Police say Duran smelled like alcohol and failed a breathalyzer test.
At last check, the bicyclist was in critical condition.
Duran is still in jail and is expected to make her first court appearance Monday.