DWI DEATHS HAVE BEEN DROPPING IN NEW MEXICO OVER THE YEARS. ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS ARE ALSO WAY DOWN, AND THERE'S DEBATE OVER WHAT THAT MEANS. LINDA ATKINSON WITH THE DWI RESOURCE CENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE SAYS WHILE FATALITIES ARE DOWN, THERE'S ONE STATISTIC THAT'S HOLDING STEADY: 40-PERCENT OF TRAFFIC DEATHS IN NEW MEXICO ARE ALCOHOL RELATED.
ACCORDING TO "NEW MEXICO WATCHDOG-DOT-ORG", FEWER THAN 70 PERCENT OF DWI ARRESTS LEAD TO CONVICTIONS.
