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Traffic is clear after a crash on westbound Highway 66

Westbound Historic Highway 66 is moving again after a Wednesday crash near 1223 E. Historic Highway 66. Gallup police say the crash is still under investigation.

Gallup Today Staff

Newsroom · August 26, 2026 · 1 min read · Updated

Damaged vehicles and a Gallup police unit in the westbound lanes of Historic Highway 66 beside the Speedway station. Gallup Police Department

Westbound traffic on Historic Highway 66 is moving again after a crash near the Speedway station at 1223 E. Historic Highway 66, the Gallup Police Department said Wednesday.

Officers responded to the crash on Aug. 26, which reduced westbound traffic to one lane while they worked. The department said in an update that traffic is now clear.

The crash remains under investigation.

Via Gallup Police Department

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