August 17, 2007
Tribune Staff
A summerlong state crackdown has taken more than 1,500 suspected drunken drivers off the highways since June 1.
New Mexico law enforcement agencies are in the midst of an ambitious program of DWI checkpoints and saturation patrols called the "100 Days and Nights of Summer" campaign. It runs through Sept. 8.
Here are some figures from their efforts:
•Total arrests by all law enforcement agencies, June 1-July 30: 23,599
•Arrests for DWI: 1,559
•Citations for not wearing seat belts: 2,353
•Citations for not having children restrained: 387
•Fugitives apprehended: 277
•People caught driving on a suspended/revoked license: 679
•People in stolen vehicles: 6
•Uninsured motorists: 2,097
•Speeders: 6,596
•Reckless drivers: 57
•The State Police Department alone set up 90 checkpoints from June 1-Aug. 15, with the following results:
•DWI arrests: 842
•DWI arrests in same period 2006: 657
Source: Department of Public Safety
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