A Farmington man has been charged with aggravated driving while under the influence after alleged collisions involving two other vehicles and a subsequent traffic stop near Main Street and Cliffside Drive, according to a criminal complaint filed in San Juan County Magistrate Court.

Isaac Anthony Stallings, 23, is charged with aggravated DWI and seven additional traffic-related offenses stemming from the Sept. 7 incident. All charges are allegations based on court records, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

Court records allege Stallings was later clocked at 69 mph in a posted 35 mph zone after leaving the scene of the collisions. An Intoxilyzer record filed with the case shows breath-alcohol results of 0.26 and 0.25 grams per 210 liters of breath.

According to a New Mexico State Police probable cause statement, Sgt. Daniel Sedillos was traveling westbound on Main Street in Farmington at about 3:27 p.m. when he reported seeing a gray Volkswagen Passat traveling eastbound at what he described as an extremely high rate of speed.

Sedillos reported activating his radar and clocking the vehicle at 69 mph in a posted 35 mph zone. According to the affidavit, the officer activated his emergency lights as the vehicle approached the intersection with Cliffside Drive.

The probable cause statement alleges the Volkswagen then pulled into the parking lot of Costa Vida near the intersection. Sedillos reported observing the rear bumper hanging from the vehicle with what appeared to be recent damage.

According to the affidavit, Sedillos asked dispatch to check with the San Juan County Communications Authority for any recent hit-and-run crashes because of the vehicle’s speed and apparent damage.

Sedillos reported approaching the driver’s side and identifying Stallings as the driver. According to the affidavit, Stallings told the officer, “I was going fast.”

The officer reported smelling what he believed was a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from inside the vehicle and seeing multiple small bottles of Deep Eddy vodka on the front passenger seat.

According to the probable cause statement, Stallings produced his driver’s license but did not provide proof of registration or insurance when Sedillos requested the documents.

When Sedillos asked about the damaged bumper, Stallings allegedly said someone had just hit him. According to the affidavit, when the officer asked whether he had been driving fast to get away from the incident, Stallings allegedly responded affirmatively.

After Stallings exited the vehicle, Sedillos reported smelling an alcoholic beverage coming from him and observing what the officer described as bloodshot, watery eyes and heavily slurred speech.

According to the affidavit, Stallings told Sedillos he had been speeding and attempted to turn left into the Slim Chickens parking lot when a vehicle struck him. The officer wrote that Stallings allegedly said he then tried to get away and that the crash was his fault.

The probable cause statement says Stallings told Sedillos he had consumed two shots of vodka about two hours before driving. According to the affidavit, Stallings said the bottles in the passenger seat belonged to someone else. Sedillos reported that no one else was inside the vehicle when he contacted Stallings.

Sedillos reported telling Stallings he intended to administer standardized field sobriety tests to determine whether he was safe to drive. According to the affidavit, Stallings refused the tests and then answered affirmatively when Sedillos asked whether he was saying he did not believe he was safe to drive.

The affidavit states Sedillos then arrested Stallings for DWI and conducted a search incident to arrest.

During an inventory of the Volkswagen, Sedillos reported seeing eight open 100-milliliter vodka bottles, some of which allegedly still contained small amounts of liquid. According to the affidavit, one container was found in the driver’s door. The vehicle was subsequently towed.

Stallings was transported to the New Mexico State Police office in Farmington, according to the probable cause statement. Sedillos reported reading him the New Mexico Implied Consent Advisory, after which Stallings agreed to a breath test.

An Intoxilyzer record filed with the case shows breath-alcohol results of 0.26 and 0.25 grams per 210 liters of breath at approximately 4:52 p.m. and 4:54 p.m. The criminal complaint charges Stallings with aggravated DWI based on an alleged alcohol concentration of 0.16 or higher.

The probable cause statement also says another state police officer responded to the crash scene and conducted an investigation involving two other vehicles.

According to Sedillos, he later reviewed Farmington Police Department Real Time Crime Center footage that allegedly captured the crash sequence. The affidavit states the video appeared to show the Volkswagen attempting a left turn while traffic was flowing eastbound on Main Street and becoming involved in a collision.

Sedillos alleged the footage then showed the Volkswagen pulling back into the roadway and colliding with another vehicle before leaving the scene. Details of the separate crash investigation were not included in the records provided.

The officer reported checking Stallings’ driving history and finding no prior DWI convictions.

CHARGES FILED

According to the criminal complaint, Stallings is charged with:

• Aggravated driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs, based on an alleged alcohol concentration of 0.16 or higher — misdemeanor
• Speeding, alleging 69 mph in a 35 mph zone — penalty assessment misdemeanor
• No proof of insurance — misdemeanor
• Evidence of registration — misdemeanor
• Leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage — misdemeanor
• Failure to yield right-of-way while intending to turn left — penalty assessment misdemeanor
• Improper turning at an intersection — penalty assessment misdemeanor
• Open container — penalty assessment misdemeanor

CASE STATUS

Court records state Stallings was arrested Sept. 7 and transported to the San Juan County Adult Detention Center after processing at the New Mexico State Police office in Farmington.

The criminal complaint was filed Sept. 8 in San Juan County Magistrate Court in Aztec under case number M-147-DR-2026-00286. The supplied court records did not indicate whether Stallings had retained legal counsel.

SOURCE

According to a criminal complaint, statement of probable cause and Intoxilyzer breath-test record filed in San Juan County Magistrate Court, along with New Mexico State Police case NMSPR2610481.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

All charges are allegations based on court records, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.