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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2002

A Bureau of Indian Affairs criminal investigator whose vehicle dragged to death a deaf, 21-year-old Pueblo woman has pleaded innocent to a traffic citation.

Alicia Waseta was killed when she was struck by Marcelino Toersbijns' car on September 19. Having been cleared of possible vehicular homicide charges, Toersbijns only faces a citation of driver inattention, for which there is a fine of $46.

Waseta was from Laguna Pueblo. Her family is suing the state and the Department of Interior for her death.

Get the Story:
BIA Investigator Pleads Innocent in Dragging Death (The Albuquerque Journal 2/7)

Relevant Links:
Office of the Medical Investigator - http://omi.unm.edu/index.htm
New Mexico School for the Deaf - http://www.nmsd.k12.nm.us

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