LOOK FOR MORE DWI CHECKPOINTS AND SATURATION PATROLS IN NEW MEXICO OVER THE NEXT WEEK, LEADING UP TO CINCO DE MAYO. MARISA MAEZ WITH THE STATE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT SAYS A DWI SUPERBLITZ STARTED MONDAY, INVOLVING STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
MAEZ SAYS, WHILE STILL A BIG PROBLEM, THE DRUNK DRIVING NUMBERS ARE IMPROVING IN NEW MEXICO. SHE SAYS IN 1982 THERE WERE MORE THAN 8-THOUSAND ALCOHOL RELATED CRASHES STATEWIDE. LAST YEAR, THERE WERE A LITTLE OVER 2-THOUSAND.
