(AP) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A Valencia County woman has been arrested after her young child was seriously injured in a crash early Sunday.
The sheriff's department said that 31-year-old Hope Gallegos was partying at a relative's house then decided to head home with her 16-month-old baby.
Investigators think Gallegos passed out or fell asleep and crashed into a fence. The windshield was shattered, metal was twisted and the truck she was driving destroyed.
According to deputies, the infant was in a car seat but the roof of the truck collapsed on top of the child.
Deputies said Gallegos took a breathalyzer test twice and blew a .08 and .09. The legal limit in New Mexico is .08.
KOAT-TV reports beer cans and prescription drugs were found in the truck.
Gallegos is charged with aggravated DWI and child abuse.
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