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  • State's Roads Deadlier; '04 Fatalities Rise

    07/31/2005 11:31:12 AM PDT · by elkfersupper · 12 replies · 1,038+ views
    The Albuquerque Journal ^ | July 31, 2005 | Colleen Heild
    New Mexico has slashed the highway death toll caused by drunken drivers. But if you think the state's roads were safer overall last year, think again. New data show that 522 people were killed in traffic crashes in New Mexico in 2004, making it the deadliest year on state roads since 1989. Spurred by an increase in fatalities that didn't involve DWI, the death toll rose by 83 over 2003's total of 439. It was the single biggest jump in traffic deaths in at least 20 years. In 2004, 303 traffic deaths were non-alcohol involved compared to 225 the previous...