ARE NEW MEXICO’S DWI LAWS TOUGH ENOUGH? A NEW SURVEY SHOWS OUR STATE RANKS SECOND TO LAST WHEN IT COMES TO CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR DRUNK DRIVERS.
LINDA ATKINSON WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S DWI RESOURCE CENTER SAYS, THE PROBLEM IS, JUDGES DON’T ALWAYS IMPOSE THE PENALTIES THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS. AND IT’S NOT JUST JAIL TIME. ATKINSON SAYS THERE MUST ALSO BE MANDATORY ALCOHOL TREATMENT FOR OFFENDERS.
