Pete Pedroncelli
TAOS – A Taos man is under arrest for his eighth offense of driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and or drug (DWI).
At approximately 9:55 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, a New Mexico State Police (NMSP) officer on patrol stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Tewa Street in Taos for a traffic violation. When the officer made contact with the driver, Pete Pedroncelli, 60, of Taos, he smelt a strong odor of alcohol coming from his breath.
A DWI investigation was conducted and Pedroncelli was taken into custody without incident for DWI.
A criminal history search revealed Pedroncelli had been arrested and convicted seven times for DWI. Pedroncelli refused to provide a breath sample and a search warrant was approved and executed for Pedroncelli’s blood.
Pedroncelli was booked into the Taos County Adult Detention Center and charged with:
- Aggravated DWI (8th offense) 66-8-102