Cop Watch | The Most Dangerous DWI Checkpoint @Copwatchtv | Uploaded August 2023 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
@Copwatchtv obtained body camera and dash camera footage from the New Mexico State Police of a dangerous DWI checkpoint that left three people injured from an alleged drunk driver incident.
On May 19, 2023, at around 6:40 p.m., the New Mexico State Police investigated a crash at a DWI Checkpoint at the intersection of NM 371 and NM 122 in Thoreau, NM.
The initial investigation indicated that a 2019 Mitsubishi SUV driven by Joshua Floehr (35) of Bloomfield, NM was traveling Westbound on NM 122 approaching the DWI Checkpoint. Mr. Floehr drove through the checkpoint at a high rate of speed, striking a New Mexico State Police officers’ unit and pushing it into another officer’s unit before coming to a rest. Two women, ages 49 and 34, along with a New Mexico State Police officer were standing by an officer’s unit and were struck when Mr. Floehr crashed into them.
The New Mexico State Police officer attempted to push one of the females out of the way to prevent her from being hit. The New Mexico State Police officer along with the two females were transported to an area hospital.
The featured content is NOT intended to be violent nor glorify violence in any way. We are sharing this footage STRICTLY for the purposes of news reporting and education.
@Copwatchtv obtained body camera and dash camera footage from the New Mexico State Police of a dangerous DWI checkpoint that left three people injured from an alleged drunk driver incident.
On May 19, 2023, at around 6:40 p.m., the New Mexico State Police investigated a crash at a DWI Checkpoint at the intersection of NM 371 and NM 122 in Thoreau, NM.
The initial investigation indicated that a 2019 Mitsubishi SUV driven by Joshua Floehr (35) of Bloomfield, NM was traveling Westbound on NM 122 approaching the DWI Checkpoint. Mr. Floehr drove through the checkpoint at a high rate of speed, striking a New Mexico State Police officers’ unit and pushing it into another officer’s unit before coming to a rest. Two women, ages 49 and 34, along with a New Mexico State Police officer were standing by an officer’s unit and were struck when Mr. Floehr crashed into them.
The New Mexico State Police officer attempted to push one of the females out of the way to prevent her from being hit. The New Mexico State Police officer along with the two females were transported to an area hospital.
The featured content is NOT intended to be violent nor glorify violence in any way. We are sharing this footage STRICTLY for the purposes of news reporting and education.