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Associated Press - October 25, 2009 3:15 PM ET
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The Navajo Nation's first lady and hundreds of others turned out to help New Mexico's chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving raise awareness and money to fight drunken driving.
Vikki Shirley and her staff joined about 300 participants in the "Walk like MADD" event in Albuquerque on Saturday.
The thousands of dollars that were raised will help MADD support programs for victims as well as programs to prevent DWI and underage drinking.
Shirley says some of the funds also will be used by the Navajo MADD chapter to fight DWI on the reservation, which spans parts of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.
New Mexico has seen a decline in alcohol-related traffic deaths in the last few years, but Shirley says drunken driving continues to be a problem.
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