IGNITION INTERLOCKS How To Use Them Effectively to Reduce Drunk Driving Richard Roth, PhD Santa Fe DWI Planning Council Meeting Thursday September 12

Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council Interlocks Up Fatalities Down

Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council

Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council

Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council Fewer Loopholes in Laws Leads to More Interlocks….

Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council …And To Fewer Drunk Driving Re-Arrests, Crashes, Injuries, and Fatalities

Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council SF Arrests, Adjudications, Convictions (MVD Data)

Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council Interlocks Mandatory For All DWI’s

Interlocks are Effective For First Offenders Even Those With Very Low BAC ( ) Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council

The Results Are Similar for 2 nd and 3 rd Offenders Even Those With Very Low BAC ( ) Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council

Another New Mexico Study. Re-Arrests within 3 Years after a DWI Arrest by Very Low BAC ( ) First Offenders Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council

BAC Distributions by Arrest Number Are Similar Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council

So Why Interlock All DWI Offenders? Even Low-BAC First Offenders? 1.Interlocks are the most effective DWI sanction % of Interlocked Days are No-DWI days* 2.Interlocks are the most cost-effective sanction. The cost is $2.50/day, paid by the offender. 3.They are perceived as fair by 85% of offenders % less recidivism than license revocation 5.They supply 24/7 supervised probation. 6.Most DWI Fatalities are caused by First Offenders Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council * While 48,274 NM offenders were interlocked for 23,204,035 days, they had 1538 DWI arrests. That’s 1 re-arrest per 15,000 days.

Why and……… Why Not? Reduce drunk driving Reduce DWI Crashes Reduce DWI Injuries Reduce DWI Fatalities Cost Effective & Fair Monitor Probation Allow Offenders To Work and Pay Taxes Federal Grants Reduces Court & Jail Costs Criminal Defense Lawyers May Lose Income Alcohol Dealers May Lose Some Business Jails may not get as much income. Some Lawmakers don’t believe the data. Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council

Recommended Goals 1.Get Interlocks installed ASAP after arrest. (No prerequisites) 2.Get all offenders to install. (No Loopholes) 3.Keep interlocks installed until there is evidence of changed behavior. 4.Triage up in sanctions for the non-compliant 5.Provide indigent fund with objective standards Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council

Legislation To Achieve Goals 1.License Revocation on Arrest. 2.An interlock license that allows revoked offenders to drive interlocked vehicles. 3.On conviction mandate interlock installation as a condition of probation. 1yr for 1 st, 2yr for 2 nd …etc 4.Monthly Fee (~$80) for supervised probation of those who claim “no car” or “not driving”. 5.Extend license revocation until >=1 year with no recorded BAC above Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council

Roth 9/12/13Santa Fe DWI Planning Council Richard Roth, PhD Executive Director Impact DWI Thank You!