A DROP IN TRAFFIC FATALITIES IN NEW MEXICO. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN 213 ROAD DEATHS SO FAR THIS YEAR…COMPARED TO 255 DURING THE SAME PERIOD A YEAR AGO…A DECREASE OF 16 PERCENT.
D-O-T CABINET SECRETARY TOM CHURCH CREDITS, IN PART, A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON DISTRACTED DRIVING. HE SAYS THEY’RE TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO REALIZE THAT TALKING AND TEXTING IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE ACTIVITY WHILE DRIVING.
CHURCH SAYS DWI FATALITIES ARE DOWN 29 PERCENT THIS YEAR. ABOUT 42 PERCENT OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES IN NEW MEXICO ARE ALCOHOL-RELATED.
