SANTA FE — New Mexico State Police are joining efforts to ramp up drunken driving patrols along U.S. 550 in San Juan County.
State Police Major Darren Soland announced Thursday that the department has secured additional funding and reached agreement with the Navajo Nation, San Juan Sheriff’s Department and DPS Special Investigations Division to increase patrols from Bloomfield to Cuba.
The operational plans are being drawn up and should be in place by Jan. 27.
Local law enforcement agencies have already increased their presence on the rural four-lane stretch of road after six drunken driving-related deaths in six weeks.
