When anyone seeks a driver's license in New Mexico, they generally learn about some of the rules of the road in the state. These rules include those that govern drunk driving. It is illegal to drive a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content over 0.08 percent. In addition to the laws, many public awareness campaigns highlight the dangers of operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol. Unfortunately, there remain too many people who refuse to put safety first. As such, drunk drivers continue to cause accidents that both injure and even kill innocent people.
A recent example of this can be seen in a tragic and senseless crash that claimed the life of a man who was only 41 years old. The incident occurred in Roosevelt County along a portion of U.S. 70. The drunk driver and the other driver were both headed in the same direction on the highway. The man who was killed was in a small passenger car while the drunk driver was in a pickup truck behind him.