NEW MEXICO S EFFORTS AGAINST DWI WINNING THROUGH COORDINATION FRANKLIN GARCIA NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC SAFETY BUREAU Presentation to Transportation Safety Research Board September 3-5, 2008
300 250 200 150 Alcohol-Involved Fatalities New Mexico Alcohol Involved Traffic Fatalities 289 296 304 261 274 249 228 231 235 213 188 192 195 200 221 214 219 191 194 176 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 prelim 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Year Alcohol Fatalities Fatalities
DWI Leadership Group-Chaired by Office of the Governor DWI Czar and DOT Department of Transportation Office of the Governor Administrative Office of the Courts Metropolitan Drug Court Department of Finance and Administration Department of Health Department of Public Safety
Leadership Group (cont). Taxation and Revenue Department Department of Indian Affairs Federal Highway Administration Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration National Highway Traffic Safety Administration F M C S A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
DWI Leadership Group Probation and Parole Local and County DWI Coordinators Children, Youth and Families Dept. University of New Mexico Division of Government Research Institute of Public Law Non profit groups
Public Policy Changes Increased penalties for all offenses Doubled the enhancement for prior DWI s under vehicular homicide Mandatory treatment/increased community service Set a three hour threshold for time of testing in DWI Day Case Fix Ignition Interlock for all convicted offenders/tampering
Law Enforcement Projects Superblitz/Operation DWI Drunkbusters Six Counties Full Time Law Enforcement 100 Days of Summer
Adjudication DWI resource prosecutor Prosecutor s manual Judicial Education Regional seminars Orientation for new judges Updates at annual conferences Publications and online resources Court monitoring
100 Days and Nights of Summer High visibility enforcement DWI Speeding Occupant protection Results 18.6 percent reduction in fatalities Press events and web site Fatal Crashes: June 1 Sept. 8 2006: 145 2007: 118 (18.6% Reduction)
DWI Initiatives High-risk county program Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court program Ignition interlock program Public reminders to use Drunk Busters
DWI Initiatives Checkpoints Law enforcement training DRE/FST
New Mexico Interlock Laws 1999 Optional for 2 nd and 3 rd DWI. 2002 Mandatory for all Aggravated and Subsequent DWIs. Indigent Fund 2003 Ignition Interlock License Act:.an alternative to revocation. 2005 Mandatory Interlocks for all DWIs: 1yr for 1 st ; 2 for 2 nd ; 3 for 3 rd ; Lifetime for 4+ 2008 Penalties for Circumvention Attempts
New Mexico Installations by Year
16% 14% 12% 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% Recidivism of NM Drivers after a DWI Conviction Data from CTS407; Plot by Dick Roth 8/17/07 Cravens Crash Ignition Interlock Down 36% Law Down 30% 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year of Conviction Fraction Re-Arrested Within 1 Year
Recidivism reduction
The Majority of DWIs Are First Offenders NM DWI Arrests in 2005 5+, 1206, 7% 4th, 920, 5% 3rd, 1817, 10% 2nd, 3659, 20% 1st, 10788, 58% To Reduce Recidivism, You cannot ignore First Offenders To Reduce First Offenders, General Deterrence & Prevention
News Release Thanksgiving Superblitz During October, November and December of 2007, ignition interlock devices prevented almost 16,000 attempts to start their vehicles by convicted DWI offenders who tested positive for alcohol.
Public Awareness/Education You Drink, You Drive, You Lose Multimedia Campaign Six Counties Outreach Coordinators Four Corners Native American Campaign
Native American Project Native American Coordinator Native American Task Force Public Awareness Campaign Data Sharing Cross Commissioning
Local and Community DWI programs Local DWI Programs (LDWI) Funded through liquor excise taxes Funds administered by DFA Local planning councils decide priorities Treatment Alternative sentencing Compliance monitoring/screening Alcohol-related domestic violence Underage drinking DWI checkpoints Saturation patrols Community DWI Programs (CDWI) Funded through $75 license re-instatement fees imposed by courts Funds administered by TSB: Local task forces review DWIstatistics, prepare a plan and apply for funding for: Prevention Enforcement Training Public information and education Offender programs All fees are returned to the community from which they were generated.
Liquor Control Liquor Control Task Force Change in Regulations-Three Strikes Mobile Strike Unit
What s Next? Early Intervention If 70% of those who cause fatal crashes are first time offenders, where can we reach them before someone dies? MIP
What s Next? Special Populations: Native American are victims of DWI at 5 time the rate of non natives, Hispanics at 3 times. Native American Task Force and Plan Data Sharing for License Revocation, Enforcement project
What s Next Ongoing Liquor Control---Prosecution of the Three Strikes cases. Courts and Prosecution Getting the cases heard on their merits Court Monitoring Compliance Monitoring Getting what you paid for» Compliance based removal of Ignition Interlocks