'Can I just smoke a cigarette, please?' 26-year-old Jennifer Munoz asked an officer in body-cam footage released by the Albuquerque Police Department

'Can I just smoke a cigarette, please?' 26-year-old Jennifer Munoz asked an officer in body-cam footage released by the Albuquerque Police Department

A 'drunk' driver who ran a red light and plowed into another car, killing a mother-of-four, asked officers at the scene whether she could light up a cigarette in the immediate aftermath of the crash. 

Jennifer Munoz, 26, is accused of driving drunk and speeding when she hit the vehicle driven by Janell Katesigwa, 41, in Albuquerque, New Mexico about 5am on May 23.  

In bodycam footage released to KQRE by the Albuquerque Police Department, Munoz can be heard asking the officer: 'Can I just smoke a cigarette, please?'  

'I would not do that right now,' the officer can be heard telling Munoz as her passenger, Christina Baker screams in pain.  

'Please,' Munoz slurred, to which the officer said to 'let [EMTs] help your friend,' 

Munoz was charged with DUI homicide and driving with an open container after plowing into the vehicle driven by Katesigwa, a mother-of-four, at 90 miles per hour, according to documents from the Albuquerque district court. She is being held in jail without bond. 

Her car was littered with alcohol bottles, including a 50ml bottle of Jose Cuervo tequila, a 150ml flask with more tequila, an empty bottle of beer and 30mg of THC. Police also said that she 'smelled strongly' of alcohol. 

Munoz, 26, is accused of driving drunk and speeding when she hit the vehicle driven by Janell Katesigwa, 41, in Albuquerque, New Mexico about 5am on May 23

Munoz, 26, is accused of driving drunk and speeding when she hit the vehicle driven by Janell Katesigwa, 41, in Albuquerque, New Mexico about 5am on May 23 

Munoz's mother and sister arrived at the scene soon after the crash and asked officers if they could remove a child's car seat from the back. As officers discovered the car seats, one could be heard saying: '[She has] kids…' Albuquerque police can be heard saying of the victim in the video. 'This is just awful… This is terrible'

Munoz's mother and sister arrived at the scene soon after the crash and asked officers if they could remove a child's car seat from the back. As officers discovered the car seats, one could be heard saying: '[She has] kids…' Albuquerque police can be heard saying of the victim in the video. 'This is just awful… This is terrible' 

Her car was littered with alcohol bottles, including a 50ml bottle of Jose Cuervo tequila, a 150ml flask with more tequila, an empty bottle of beer and 30mg of THC. Police also said that she 'smelled strongly' of alcohol

Her car was littered with alcohol bottles, including a 50ml bottle of Jose Cuervo tequila, a 150ml flask with more tequila, an empty bottle of beer and 30mg of THC. Police also said that she 'smelled strongly' of alcohol

Munoz's mother and sister arrived at the scene soon after the crash and asked officers if they could remove a child's car seat from the back, according to KRQE. 

Janell Katesigwa, 41, was killed in the accident

Janell Katesigwa, 41, was killed in the accident

As officers discovered the car seats, one could be heard saying: '[She has] kids…' Albuquerque police can be heard saying of the victim in the video. 'This is just awful… This is terrible.'  

At the scene, Munoz told officers that she had drunk a few shots. Later in the video, at the hospital, an officer asked whether she was 'able to tell [him] how much she had to drink' and she did not respond.

A blood test, taken five hours after the crash, showed that her blood alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit. 

A judge called Munoz a danger to the public and ruled that she was not eligible for bail. 

'She's done the most dangerous activity that you can and driving at those speeds on regular roads... it result[ed] in the loss of life of a completely innocent citizen,' said Judge Courtney Weaks, who ruled that Munoz could not be released on bail. 

'There is no way even if I put her on the strictest conditions whatsoever, or tell her not to drive, put her on a GPS monitor, essentially put her on house arrest, I don't think that those are strict enough to prevent something like this happening to another citizen of our community.'  

Katesigwa was driving to her job at McDonalds when she was fatally struck, followed closely in another vehicle by one of her four children. Although she saw that her mother was involved in a crash, she did not immediately realize that is was fatal.

Katesigwa was driving to her job at McDonalds when she was fatally struck, followed closely in another vehicle by one of her four children. Although she saw that her mother was involved in a crash, she did not immediately realize that is was fatal.

At the scene, Munoz told officers that she had drunk a few shots. Later in the video, at the hospital, an officer asked whether she was 'able to tell [him] how much she had to drink' and she did not respond.

At the scene, Munoz told officers that she had drunk a few shots. Later in the video, at the hospital, an officer asked whether she was 'able to tell [him] how much she had to drink' and she did not respond.

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On the day of the crash, Katesigwa was driving to work a shift at a nearby McDonald's where she was a manager when she was fatally struck. 

One of her daughters, Naomi, was following behind her when she was her mom's car on the scene of the crash but did not realize it had been fatal. 

She told KRQE that her sister called their mother to see if she was at work, and when she didn't answer they checked her location, which put her at the crash scene. 

 'She was so proud of us - in a split second she’s gone, and I can’t get her back,' she said.

Katesigwa's husband, Silver, said that the family's world had been turned upside down by the crash.  

'In the moment, my body was frozen. I couldn’t believe that my wife was gone,' he told KRQE.

Janell Katesigwa, 41, (far right) was killed on impact in the 5 am crash as she commuted to her job at an Albuquerque McDonalds. She is pictured with her four children and husband, Silver (far left)

 Janell Katesigwa, 41, (far right) was killed on impact in the 5 am crash as she commuted to her job at an Albuquerque McDonalds. She is pictured with her four children and husband, Silver (far left)

'In the moment, my body was frozen. I couldn’t believe that my wife was gone,'  Silver told KRQE

'In the moment, my body was frozen. I couldn’t believe that my wife was gone,'  Silver told KRQE

Munoz has a previous criminal record, according to court documents, including convictions for including speeding, driving without a license and failing to show up in court. 

She also has past charges for drug possession and shoplifting as well as drug charges. 

If convicted, Munoz could face 15 years behind bars.

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