New Mexico DWI

A DWI case in Virginia may help drunken drivers spotted by other motorists avoid being arrest in New Mexico.

new mexico has been trying to shake it infamous reputation for dwi crashes and deaths. but tonight we’ve learned it could soon become the home of the nation’s first and only d- wi victims’ memorial. jeff maher is here to explain why many say that’s a good thing. jeff. the memorial of perpetual tears has been in minute thumbnail 10:15 pm moriary for the past four years — it’s a statewide dwi memorial that is set to become a national one. and that in itself could help save the memorial from being forced to shut its doors for good “he was a horseman, he was a skier, he was a musician, multi-talented” in 1991, sonja britton lost her 30-year-old son ‘butch’ – - who was killed by drunk driver while riding his motorcycle in colorado she says it still feels like it happened yesterday. now – she helps run the new mexico dwi victims memorial of perpetual tears. each marker represents a new mexico victim of a drunk driving crash. more than 8- hundred over the past 5 years. but soon, it will be a site of national signifigance, thanks to the help of senator tom udall and representative martin heinrich “i think it’s a tremendous thing that new mexico has done, we are a leader in the nation now in stopping dwi, so stigma be gone” minute thumbnail 10:16 pm britton says the visitors center has been closed for a long time — because state funding ran out — now she has to rely on private donors. but if this becomes a national memorial, britton says it opens the doors for more private and …