DWI issue improving, but much still to be done
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Increased public awareness and ramped-up law enforcement have helped New Mexico improve its alcohol-related fatalities numbers since 1999 from No. 1 in the United States to No. 8 overall, but figures still remain high. “Is there room for improvement? Absolutely,” said Rachel O’Connor, DWI czar for Gov. Bill Richardson. But, she pointed out, the money the state has spent on the problem looks to be well spent. Between 2002 and 2005, fatalities in Source : nl.newsbank.com |