Friday is Good Friday, and the holiday has a special meaning for those who make the annual trip to the Santuario de Chimayo.

KOB Eyewitness News 4 left Albuquerque Thursday afternoon and met up with so many pilgrims that come from all walks of life - from the old to the young - who will all end their trek at the Santuario.

Local and state officials began putting up signs earlier this week warning motorists of the walkers.

And the Santa Fe County Sheriff's office plans to set up a drunk driving check point to make sure offenders and the walking pilgrims don't mix.

Law enforcement officials are urging drivers from Santa Fe to Espanola to Chimayo to be on high alert driving Thursday evening - looking out for those making their way to Chimayo.

People will also be taking part in another Good Friday tradition -the walk up Tome Hill.

The hill is about 30 minutes south of Albuquerque.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico pipeline safety regulators say New Mexico Gas Co. violated state laws and federal regulations during work that occurred before a 2012 explosion in a Santa Fe subdivision.

The Public Regulation Commission's staff is asking the commission to hold formal proceedings on the accident that injured two company workers when they cut into a pipeline with a hacksaw.

According to the Santa Fe New Mexican, the staff's petition recommends that the company be required to take steps to prevent similar accidents.

Investigators say violations include not properly purging the line of gas before working on it and not having workers wear flame-retardant clothes.

The company disputes some of the investigators' finding.

A company spokeswoman declined to comment because the matter is under investigation.

The Santa Fe District Attorney said Wednesday that a Santa Fe police officer who shot a 77 year-old man earlier this month won't be charged.

Officer Robert Laramie thought that Robert Dominguez was a burglar, when in reality Domiguez was a caretaker of the home that Laramie was investigating.

Laramie said Domiguez pointed a gun a him and refused to respond to his commands. Laramie shot Dominguez twice in the torso.

Dominguez remains in the hospital in serious condition. Officer Laramie was on leave but has since been reinstated.