DWI related crashes cost New Mexico over $900 Million per year.
Approximately 77% of all fatal crashes after 6 PM involve alcohol.
16% of the alcohol involved drivers in crashes were less than 21 years old.
An alcohol involved crash occurred every 102 minutes.
Approximately 43% of all fatal crashes involved alcohol.
56% of alcohol involved fatal crashes occurred on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
81% of the alcohol involved drivers in crashes were male.
Drivers under 21 are almost twice as likely as other drivers
to be in alcohol involved fatal or injury crashes.
73% of people killed in crashes were not wearing a seatbelt.
New Mexico is fourth highest in the nation in alcohol related fatalities,Rhode Island the lowest.
New Mexico leads the nation in pedestrian deaths. Vermont has the lowest.
Statistics are Provided by DWI RESOURCE CENTER
NOT EVERY DRUNK DRIVER SURVIVES A CRASH
Photos provided by Sgt. Dennis O'Brien - NOT EVERY DRUNK DRIVER SURVIVES A CRASH
You cannot imagine the grief families go through when they lose
a child to a Drunk Driver. Click on the Cross below, to visit our
children's memorial, whose lives were lost because someone decided to DRINK AND DRIVE.
Read the stories of their tragic deaths, then, and only then, you will understand
WHY, we keep asking you not to drive after drinking alcohol or taking Drugs.
