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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.

Leann Adams, Staff Manager
505-629-2948
leann.adams@dot.nm.gov
Amber Montoya, Staff Manager
505-231-5556
amber.montoya1@dot.nm.gov

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

Program Managers

District 1
Vacant		 District 2
Avalon Gabaldon
505-660-8103
avalon.wright2@dot.nm.gov
District 3
Cora Lee Anaya
505-490-1183
coraL.anaya@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

News and Events

NMDOT Supports National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week

DEMING – September 15-21 is National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week. The campaign focuses on the importance of properly securing children in an appropriate car or booster seat. To support the nationwide event, the New Mexico Department of...
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Contact us

NMDOT Child Passenger Safety Technicians

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