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The primary goal of New Mexico’s Occupant Protection (OP) Program is to reduce the number of occupant protection-related traffic crashes, fatalities and injuries.

To achieve this goal, the NMDOT Traffic Safety Division (TSD) has developed this Occupant Protection Plan focused on increasing seatbelt use and use of child safety seats among the driving public.

Juan Macias, Staff Manager
505-629-8712
Juan.macias1@dot.nm.gov
Amber Sanchez, Staff Manager
505-231-5556
amber.sanchez@dot.nm.gov

Pierrot Bendegue, Program Coordinator
505-629-3762
pierrot.bendegue@dot.nm.gov

Program Managers

District 1
Sonya Dalton
505-531-7672
sonya.dalton@dot.nm.gov		 District 2
Karyssa Garcia
505-660-8103
Karyssa.Garcia@dot.nm.gov
District 3
Marcus Sandoval
505-394-1840
marcus.sandoval@dot.nm.gov		 District 4 & 6
Steve Lujan
505-709-7861
steve.lujan@dot.nm.gov
District 5
John Vargas
505-231-6784
john.vargas2@dot.nm.gov		 Safer New Mexico Now
Eileen Rios
505-471-2239
eileenrios@safernm.org

 

Occupant Protection: Seatbelt and Child Passenger Safety

 

Car seat safety infographic

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NMDOT Child Passenger Safety Technicians

Pierrot Bendegue
505-629-3762
pierrot.bendegue@dot.nm.gov

Jonathan Fernandez
505-469-2736
jonathanm.fernandez@dot.nm.gov

Ami Evans
(575) 640-5981
ami.evans@dot.nm.gov