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SUMMARY: Ron Bell was arrested and charged with DWI on a blood alcohol score of 0.0. That is not a typo. He was charged under New Mexico’s impaired to the slightest degree standard despite the fact that he had no alcohol in his system.

The charges have been dismissed against Ron Bell. The fact is the charges should have never been filed to begin with. Nor should the many under the limits DWI/DUI cases that are routinely charged in New Mexico exposing the under the limits drivers to the full consequences of a DWI/DUI conviction despite the fact that they were under the .08 legal limits. The case against Ron Bell perfectly illustrates the possible problems with the impaired to the slightest degree standard.

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Farmington, NM will terminate city employees convicted of drunk driving in NM.

The city manager of Farmington, New Mexico has announced that city employees convicted of driving while intoxicated will be fired. In an email sent to employees, Rob Mayes said the number of arrests for New Mexico DWI among city workers was inexcusable. Any worker found guilty of drunk driving would be terminated regardless of whether they were on the job or off-duty.

New Mexico DUI Law

New Mexico police are out in force trying to protect citizens from those who may harm them by driving while intoxicated. Methods used by the police to recognize and apprehend drunk drivers include:

* Standardized field sobriety tests

* Sobriety checkpoints

* Group patrols

* Breath alcohol test (BAT) mobiles

* Mobile video surveillance

When arrested for New Mexico DUI contact a New Mexico DUI Lawyer ASAP.

Crackdown on drunk driving in New Mexico will last into early 2009.

Drunk DrivingNew Mexico started its annual Superblitz aimed at cracking down on motorists who are driving drunk. This year the campaign has been extended through the New Year celebration.

Law enforcement agencies across the state will be conducting random sobriety checkpoints and enhanced drunk driving patrols on Thanksgiving weekend and then every weekend in December and the first weekend in January. According to New Mexico DWI czar Rachel O’Connor, the state typically only conducts two short Superblitzes.

The winter Superblitz looking for motorists who are suspected of driving while intoxicated in New Mexico will end January 4, 2009.

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Recently law enforcement agencies representing the state of New Mexico, McKinley County and the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation agreed to allow each other the right to cross tribal land borders in both directions in pursuit of drunk drivers. Until the agreement, motorists suspected of driving while intoxicated would flee to the reservation because they knew state authorities had no jurisdiction.

There are now reports that New Mexico DUI cases appearing in front of one Navajo Nation judge are being dismissed when the arrest was conducted by a non-Native American. Specifically he challenges the concept of non-Native American law enforcement officers arresting Native Americans on tribal land.

The McKinley County District Attorney could not confirm or deny the allegations.
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If you have been arrested for DUI in New Mexico you should locate a DUI Attorney.

$1.15 million grant will be used by police officials to patrol for drunk driving in NM.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has provided New Mexico with $1.15 million in grants to fight driving while intoxicated. The money will be shared by law enforcement agencies across the state and must be used to implement or conduct programs focusing on stopping drunk driving in New Mexico.The money will offset the cost of officers engaged in additional patrols, special party patrols and sobriety checkpoints. The grant is part of the DOT’s Alcohol Traffic Safety and Drunk Driving Prevention program.
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Not that the odds weren’t stacked against you worse than craps already, but for all you New Mexico drunk drivers here comes over a million dollars more in DUI patrolling, CALL A CAB OR LIMO! You are no match for the long arm of the New Mexico DUI law. To find a New Mexico DUI Lawyer Visit the New Mexico DUI Legal Directory.

Anti-drunk driving commercial to air during Olympic games.

Governor Bill Richardson was featured in a commercial highlighting the fight against driving while intoxicated in New Mexico. Filmed at a mock sobriety checkpoint, the governor talks about DWI and praises the citizens of the state for their efforts to reduce drinking and driving offenses.

Governor Richardson hopes the anti-DWI message reaches a large audience during the Olympics. He said, “Everybody watches the Olympics and we want everybody to watch this.” The ads are scheduled to air on August 8, the first day of the Olympic games.

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