I neglected to write about this last week, but here’s a bit of good news for New Mexico in the midst of all the not-so-good news.
New Mexico is now officially not one of the 10 states with the highest rates of drunken driving fatalities, Gov. Bill Richardson announced Friday.
According to new statistics released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, New Mexico had the 11th highest rate of DWI fatalities per 100,000 people in 2008, a news release from the governor’s office states.
In 2006 and 2007, New Mexico was ninth.
The state once had one of the worst DWI fatality rates in the nation.
“We have all worked very hard to keep drunk drivers off our streets, and these rankings reflect the progress we’ve made,” Richardson said. “This success can be attributed to our comprehensive and aggressive efforts to stop these tragic deaths.”
You can get more details here.