NEW MEXICO SAW A 36 YEAR LOW IN DWI DEATHS LAST YEAR. GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS 122 PEOPLE DIED IN ALCOHOL RELATED CRASHES IN 2015…A 70 PERCENT DROP FROM 1979 WHEN THE STATE STARTED TRACKING DRUNK DRIVING FATALITIES.
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS THE NUMBERS SHOW TREMENDOUS PROGRESS, BUT SAYS THE STATE STILL HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
THIS YEAR, THE GOVERNOR SIGNED A BILL INCREASING PENALTIES FOR DRUNK DRIVERS WHO KILL SOMEONE. WHILE THOSE PENALTIES WILL NOW BE AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE REGION, MARTINEZ IS CALLING ON THE LEGISLATURE TO PASS EVEN TOUGHER DWI LAWS.
