GROUP PUSHES BILL TO STIFFEN INTERLOCK LAWS
1:14PM Thursday
January 3, 2013

 

AN ANTI-DWI GROUP IN SANTA FE SAYS IT'S TIME TO CLOSE LOOPHOLES IN NEW MEXICO'S IGNITION INTERLOCK LAWS. RICHARD ROTH WITH "IMPACT DWI" SAYS ONLY HALF OF THOSE CONVICTED OF DRUNK DRIVING IN THE STATE ARE ACTUALLY INSTALLING INTERLOCKS. HE SAYS THEY CLAIM THAT THEY DON'T DRIVE AND DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO A VEHICLE. BUT ROTH SAYS THAT'S NOT ALWAYS TRUE. 
 
ROTH IS PROPOSING OFFENDERS HAVE HOME BREATHALYZERS INSTALLED IF THEY SAY THEY DON'T HAVE A CAR. IT'LL BE THE CENTERPIECE OF THE GROUP'S AGENDA FOR THE 2013 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

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