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(SUNfoto by Bill Rodgers) Española firefighter Jack Romero leads Hillary Salazar, 21 of Santa Cruz, to an ambulance June 17 at about 5:15 p.m. Española Police had responded to a call on State Road 76 in Santa Cruz for two people who were overdosing in a Ford Bronco after being picked up as hitchhikers. Officer Joe Griego states in his report that the driver of the vehicle, Shayla Romero, 19, of Truchas, said she was giving the couple a ride from the Dreamcatcher Cinema when she noticed they had passed out. Salazar was arrested on a warrant through Rio Arriba County Magistrate Court and concealing her identity by giving a false name. Adam Quintana, 27, of Santa Cruz, was arrested for concealing his identity. They were taken to Española Hospital to be treat for the overdose. Officer Michelle Ortega found a pill bottle and a syringe at the scene, but the report makes no mention of these items.
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