SANTA FE – A New Mexico lawmaker caught drinking and driving late Sunday night during the state’s legislative session was intoxicated at more than twice the legal limit for alcohol, according to a police report.
Police measured Democratic Rep. Georgene Louis’ blood alcohol content at 0.17, more than twice New Mexico’s legal limit of 0.08, according to a police report released Tuesday.
Louis issued a statement Monday accepting responsibility for her actions and apologizing to her constituents. State Republican leaders are calling for her resignation.
In the report, the officer arresting Louis says he clocked her traveling 62 mph in a 45 mph zone. The officer said in his report she admitted to having two to three vodkas about two hours before the stop.
Louis of Albuquerque was on the way to a rented home in Santa Fe when police stopped her, attorney Kitren Fischer said in a statement.
Louis was absent from a committee hearing on Monday and missed some legislative votes Tuesday. She was seen voting in a virtual hearing Tuesday evening.
