DEMING – The New Mexico State Police will conduct sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in Luna County during September.
The enforcement effort will also take place throughout all 33 New Mexico counties as State Police work to reduce impaired driving and traffic-related fatalities.
State Police officials say advance notice of the checkpoints and increased enforcement is intended to raise public awareness and encourage motorists to make responsible decisions before getting behind the wheel.
The agency said sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols are part of an ongoing effort to change attitudes toward driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Officials emphasized that impaired-driving deaths are preventable when motorists choose not to drive after consuming intoxicating substances.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation Traffic Safety Division provides overtime grant funding to local law enforcement agencies for traffic safety enforcement, training, education and equipment in high-risk areas across the state.
NMDOT says the partnership with law enforcement agencies is designed to strengthen traffic enforcement efforts and make New Mexico roads safer.
The checkpoints and saturation patrols will be conducted at various locations throughout September. Specific dates, times and locations were not announced.
By John Krehbiel – Bravo Mic Communications News, LLC – John@bravomic.com
