A SPIKE IN TRAFFIC DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO THIS YEAR. THEY'RE UP ABOUT 20-PERCENT THROUGH THE END OF JULY. ROBERT ARCHULETA WITH THE STATE'S TRAFFIC SAFETY DIVISION SAYS IT'S BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN MULTI-FATALITY WRECKS IN 2014.
ONE OF THOSE WAS A MASSIVE WRECK ON I-10 THAT KILLED SEVEN PEOPLE. AND, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THESE NUMBERS, ANOTHER WRECK ON U.S. 550 NEAR BLOOMFIELD RECENTLY TOOK FOUR LIVES.
ARCHULETA TELLS 770 KKOB ALCOHOL-RELATED FATALITIES ARE VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED FROM A YEAR AGO. BUT THEY'RE DOWN CLOSE TO 40-PERCENT OVER THE PAST DECADE.
