YOU’RE GOING TO BE HEARING AND SEEING A LOT ABOUT HOW TO AVOID ROAD RAGE. THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS ONE OF THE AGENCIES BEHIND OPERATION LILLY. IT’S A CAMPAIGN TO END ROAD RAGE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. MATT KENNICOTT IS WITH THE D-O-T SAYS STATE POLICE, APD AND BCSO ARE DOING SATURATION PATROLS IN AN EFFORT TO CATCH RECKLESS AND AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS.
THE CAMPAIGN IS NAMED AFTER FOUR YEAR OLD LILLY GARCIA OF ALBUQUERQUE WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED DURING A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT ON INTERSTATE 40 BACK IN OCTOBER.
THE CAMPAIGN TO END ROAD RAGE IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH FEBRUARY.