Tag: New Mexico
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Driving Drunk With a Child in the Car Equals Child Abuse
You may love your children more than anything in the world. You may treat them well, keeping them out of harm and never laying a hand on them. But if…
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Friday Fallout: High School Students Witnesses To New Mexico DWI Trial
Before New Mexico ignition interlock laws changed to include first time offenders, the state had a serious problem with drunk drivers. Since that law passed in 2005, the state has…
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Parenting Fail: Mom Charged With DWI With Child In Back Seat
No one should ever drink and drive, but if you’re determined to do so, the least you can do is leave your children at home. This is a message that…
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Case Dismissed For Drivers Charged With Drunk Driving In New Mexico?
Every state has a problem with drunk drivers, but the problem with drunk driving in New Mexico isn’t that police aren’t arresting offenders, and it isn’t that there aren’t harsh…
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Office Moved To Tears After New Mexico DWI Stop
It’s a movement that should be gaining momentum in the USA: parent drunk drivers have been hitting the roads in mass numbers over the past year, and after several arrests…
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New Mexico Implied Consent Laws Head To Supreme Court
New Mexico implied consent laws, like other state implied consent laws, are usually pretty clear: if police suspect you of drinking and driving, they have the right to ask you…
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Why Force Ignition Interlock Compliance? When You Don’t, This Happens
As more and more states pass all offender ignition interlock laws, one major issue remains: although these life saving devices are now mandatory, it’s difficult to enforce ignition interlock compliance.…
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Local Pub Helps Prevent Drunk Driving Deaths With Free Uber Rides
Since New Mexico passed its ignition interlock law they’ve seen a significant decrease in drunk driving deaths overall. But alcohol-related crashes still happen. One drunk driving crash in Albuquerque has…
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Should The Lookback Period Be Removed From New Mexico DWI Laws?
Time really flies when you’re saving lives, and it’s been 12 years since New Mexico passed the first ignition interlock law in the United States. Since that time the state…
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New Mexico DWI Thrown Out? You May Still Need An Interlock
Imagine you’re arrested for drunk driving in New Mexico. You head to court with a lawyer in tow and given your evidence, you have your case dismissed. That should be…
