{"id":50,"date":"2019-09-05T12:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madd.org\/new-mexico\/?p=50"},"modified":"2022-05-18T12:47:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T12:47:09","slug":"madd-nms-2019-saturation-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madd.org\/new-mexico\/madd-nms-2019-saturation-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"MADD NM\u2019s 2019 Saturation Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In conjunction with various law enforcement agencies and NMDOT\u2019s \u201cDrive Sober or Get Pulled Over\u201d campaign, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) of New Mexico launched \u201cSaturation Saturday\u201d with a press conference on August 24<sup>th<\/sup>. MADD shared words of appreciation to law enforcement agents, cautions to those who were planning on driving impaired, and jeremiads of those who lost loved ones to this senseless, preventable crime. The \u201cSaturation Saturday\u201d campaign is a nation-wide event that intends to overwhelm the nation with constant messaging to deter people from driving impaired and from adding to the growing statistic of drunk and drugged driving victims. Additionally, law enforcement increased patrol visibility as well as sobriety checkpoints, all of which have served to reduce drunk driving incidences by at least twenty percent. According to NMDOT, there was a 14% decrease to the year prior of alcohol-related crash fatalities that can be attributed to increased outreach and awareness of impaired driving. Given these outcomes, MADD\u2019s Program Director Lindsey Valdez found the partnership with law enforcement to be very promising and encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>MADD recognized and applauded the analogous efforts of those officers who honorably and tirelessly devote their energies to keep our communities and roads safe. Several local businesses and community vendors partnered with MADD\u2019s \u201cSaturation Saturday\u201d launch by donating food, gift cards, and other supplies while officers patrolled and returned to their command centers located at MADD\u2019s State Office. MADD was extremely grateful for Parnall Law\u2019s\u00a0 donations and unrelenting support for MADD\u2019s mission and efforts to support law enforcement and victims. Several media outlets, such as KRQE and KOB captured the press conference to raise awareness, and volunteers filled the State Office to help contribute and assist in any way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSaturation Saturday\u201d proved to be a successful event with over 100 officers and deputies on patrol from four participating agencies (NM State Police, Bernalillo County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Sandoval County Sheriff\u2019s Office, and Albuquerque Police Department). The high visibility patrol and sobriety checkpoints resulted in 41 arrests. We very proud of the success of the event and are looking forward to more opportunities to partner with the community and with law enforcement to increase awareness and to eliminate drunk driving. We firmly believes that the enduring pain and heartache of families who mourn the abbreviated lives of their loved ones will always serve to embolden efforts to create a reality of \u201cno more victims\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/new-mexico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/05\/SS-10-381x285-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"381\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/new-mexico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/05\/SS-10-381x285-1.jpg 381w, https:\/\/madd.org\/new-mexico\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2022\/05\/SS-10-381x285-1-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In conjunction with various law enforcement agencies and NMDOT\u2019s \u201cDrive Sober or Get Pulled Over\u201d campaign, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) of New Mexico launched \u201cSaturation Saturday\u201d with a press&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/madd.org\/new-mexico\/madd-nms-2019-saturation-saturday\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">MADD NM\u2019s 2019 Saturation Saturday<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - 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