From KRQE

ALBUQUERQUE (12/04/2015) – Three people are dead in what police are calling a drunk driving crash.

Jacob Jaramillo charged with killing three in DWI crash

The Albuquerque Police Department says Jacob Jaramillo, 23, was driving on I-25 Frontage Road at 12:30 a.m., approaching the I-40 Frontage Road, when he ran a red light and struck another vehicle with three people in it.

All three of those people were killed. They have been identified as Roberto Mendez, 27, Sergio Mendez-Aguirre, 23, and Grace Sinfield, 20.

Friends say Roberto Mendez and Grace Sinfield both worked at the High Finance Restaurant at the top of the Sandia Peak Tramway.

Police say Jaramillo was driving while “extremely intoxicated at the time of the crash which is a contributing factor to the crash.” He will be booked on three counts of vehicular homicide, aggravated DWI, and red light violation.

According to a criminal complaint, Jaramillo admitted at the scene to drinking alcohol before the crash. Later at the hospital he told officers he had one beer. They say he failed sobriety tests and his blood alcohol level was tested. That number has not been released. ….MORE