MARKING NEW MEXICO’S 113 DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS LAST YEAR. THAT’S THE REASON BEHIND A DWI MARCH THAT WAS HELD WEDNESDAY AT THE STATE CAPITOL. DOUG SHUPE WITH AAA NEW MEXICO … WHICH TOOK PART IN THE MARCH … SAYS HIS GROUP IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE INCREASE IN DRUGGED DRIVING INCIDENTS IN THE STATE.
SHUPE TELLS US DRUGGED DRIVING OCCURS WITH PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AS MUCH AS IT DOES WITH ILLEGAL DRUGS. AND HE SAYS IT’S A GROWING PROBLEM NATIONWIDE.