Dog dies after being thrown from car
Santa Fe police are seeking more details about incident last week
SANTA FE — A small dog died after it was thrown from a moving car in Santa Fe last week, and police are still looking for information that can lead to whoever fatally injured the pet.
A Santa Fe animal report states Miklo, a 5-pound miniature pinscher, died from a crushed pelvis, broken back and fluid in his lungs after he was flung from a car traveling westbound on Airport Road around 7 p.m. Thursday.
About an hour earlier, according to Santa Fe Police Department spokesman Greg Gurule, Miklo was out for a walk with his owners when he slipped out of his collar and ran away.
A witness told animal control officer Theresa Phelan that she was driving behind a four-door, pearl-white Nissan when she saw someone’s arm come out of the car holding the dog. After the dog was tossed, the car didn’t stop.
The woman said she quickly got out of her car to give aid to the animal. Miklo, who was about 3 years old, was alive when the woman got to him, but he died minutes later while he was in her car.
Miklo’s owner was later tracked down after a dog with a similar description was reported missing to the Santa Fe Animal Shelter. The owner told Phelan that she didn’t have any disputes with anyone who may have killed Miklo and didn’t know anyone with a car that matched the Nissan’s description.
Gurule said Monday that there was nothing new to report about the incident. Police want people who may have seen Miklo being thrown from the car to call animal control officer Theresa Phelan at 505-955-2707 or Crime Stoppers at 505-955-5050 to remain anonymous.