A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF TRAFFIC FATALITIES ARE ALCOHOL RELATED IN NEW MEXICO THAN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. A NEW NATIONAL STUDY SHOWS DRUNK DRIVING CRASHES ACCOUNT FOR A THIRD OF FATALITIES NATIONALLY. BUT IN NEW MEXICO, THAT FIGURE IS 40-PERCENT. LINDA ATKINSON WITH THE DWI RESOURCE CENTER SAYS, FOLLOWING SEVERAL YEARS OF DECREASING DWI DEATHS, THERE’S BEEN A 14 PERCENT INCREASE IN NEW MEXICO OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
