ALBUQUERQUE’S INTERIM POLICE CHIEF SAYS OFFICERS OFTEN HAVE DISCRETION WHEN DEALING WITH LAW BREAKERS…BUT THAT WON’T BE THE CASE OVER NEW YEARS IN REGARD TO DRUNK DRIVING. MICHAEL GEIER SAYS THERE WILL BE A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY, BECAUSE DRINKING AND DRIVING IS JUST TOO DANGEROUS.
GEIER SAYS THE DEPARTMENT’S DWI UNITS AND PATROL OFFICERS WILL BE OUT IN FORCE OVER THE LONG WEEKEND. THROUGH NOVEMBER, ALBUQUERQUE HAS HAD 31 ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC FATALITIES.
