EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – New Mexico State Police (NMSP) will conduct sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during May.
NMSP said they are bringing awareness to these events to “reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.”
“These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs,” read the news release by the NMSP.
NMSP said the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Traffic Safety Division provides overtime grant funding to local law enforcement agencies for traffic safety enforcement, training, education, and equipment in high-risk areas statewide.
This partnership strengthens efforts to enhance road safety and reduce drunk driving across New Mexico communities, NMSP said.
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