New Mexico Schedules Spring DWI Campaign

Crackdown on NM DWI is part of Spring Superblitz.

Gov. Bill Richardson announced a spring crackdown on motorists who are driving while intoxicated in New Mexico. The Spring Superblitz will be conducted over the next 17 days. Law enforcement agencies will increase efforts to arrest suspected drunk drivers through sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols. The campaign will run through the end of March.

A new state-wide anti-DWI ad campaign was also unveiled, titled 'Women Drive Drunk, Too'. The campaign hopes to educate the public to the dangers of driving while intoxicated in New Mexico, and to the fact that the number of female NM DWI offenders is increasing. The State DWI czar says that almost a quarter of all drunk driving arrests in New Mexico involve female drivers. They also reportedly account for 20% of the alcohol related traffic fatalities. The 'Women Drive Drunk, Too' message will be spread through use of billboards, radio spots and television commercials.

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