NEW MEXICO JOINS THE NATION IN CRACKING DOWN ON DISTRACTED DRIVING WITH A CAMPAIGN THAT STARTS FRIDAY AND CONTINUES THROUGH APRIL 15TH. IT’LL COVER NOT ONLY HAND-HELD CELL PHONE USE … BUT TEXTING WHILE DRIVING … BOTH WHICH ARE AGAINST THE LAW IN NEW MEXICO.
MELISSA DOSHER WITH THE STATE D-O-T TELLS US THERE’S A DISTRACTED DRIVING CRASH EVERY HOUR IN THIS STATE … FOR BOTH TEENS AND ADULTS. DOSHER SAYS THE FAMILY OF A MAN KILLED BY A TEEN IN A TEXTING CRASH IN NORTHERN NEW MEXICO HELPED GET THE TEXTING WHILE DRIVING BAN LAW PASSED IN THE STATE.
FINES FOR TEXTING WHILE DRIVING ARE 25 DOLLARS. THEY VARY FOR EACH MUNICIPALITY FOR TALKING ON YOUR CELL PHONE. DOSHER THINKS IT’LL TAKE PEOPLE GETTING CAUGHT AND FINED BEFORE THEY OBEY THE LAW.
