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It's an expensive ride home: Do not drink and drive

"They're endangering themselves and innocent people out on the roadways"

It's an expensive ride home: Do not drink and drive

"They're endangering themselves and innocent people out on the roadways"

Hey there, how are you know sense of hiding that beer. This is what happens. Give me the beer when Sergeant Toby Lafave thinks you're driving under the influence. You are under arrest for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor and or drugs. He's been an officer for 18 years in the last seven. He's been making sure drunk drivers are not on our roads over 3000 in my career. You heard him? He's arrested more than 3000 people in new Mexico for suspected D. U. I. They are *** murder suspect while they're driving. Looking for somebody to murder traveling at 100 and 1212 miles an hour back there. Okay. It took me it's up to you. You may think he enjoys finding impaired drivers but in reality he hates it. That's probably one of the worst things an officer has to do in his career is *** hotel going up, somebody's family at 23 in the morning. It's horrible internally we're hurting probably just as much of them. He says he sometimes feels guilty for not catching all the drunk drivers. How much did you have to drink before driving? Maybe like *** year and *** half because his unit is out on our streets every day hunting for them such as I can call somebody. Now at that point it's too late. Sergeant Lefebvre has *** message to everyone as the new year approaches. Don't do it. Don't let us be your Uber because if they find you it's going to be an expensive ride home. You are under arrest for driving under the influence. Sasha under action seven News.
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It's an expensive ride home: Do not drink and drive

"They're endangering themselves and innocent people out on the roadways"

New Mexico State Police Sgt. Toby Lafave has repeatedly seen firsthand why drinking and driving don't mix well.Within his 18 years in law enforcement, he's spent seven hunting drunk drivers. Sgt. Lafave holds the record with the most DUI arrests within NMSP, at more than 3,000.Sgt. Lafave feels guilty when he doesn't catch an alleged drunk driver because his unit is out on the roads every day hunting them."They're endangering themselves and innocent people out on the roadways," said Lafave. "One of the worst things an officer has to do in his career is going up to somebody's family at two, three in the morning. The family usually knows that's not going to be good news."He has one message for those thinking about getting behind the wheel after having a drink."Don't do it. Don't let us be your Uber," said Lafave.Residents in Bernalillo County can find a safe ride home with the Take a Ride On Us program. Use code NYE22 to get $10 off two rides through Monday at midnight.

New Mexico State Police Sgt. Toby Lafave has repeatedly seen firsthand why drinking and driving don't mix well.

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Within his 18 years in law enforcement, he's spent seven hunting drunk drivers. Sgt. Lafave holds the record with the most DUI arrests within NMSP, at more than 3,000.

Sgt. Lafave feels guilty when he doesn't catch an alleged drunk driver because his unit is out on the roads every day hunting them.

"They're endangering themselves and innocent people out on the roadways," said Lafave. "One of the worst things an officer has to do in his career is going up to somebody's family at two, three in the morning. The family usually knows that's not going to be good news."

He has one message for those thinking about getting behind the wheel after having a drink.

"Don't do it. Don't let us be your Uber," said Lafave.

Residents in Bernalillo County can find a safe ride home with the Take a Ride On Us program.

Use code NYE22 to get $10 off two rides through Monday at midnight.