Two bars and two convenience stores in New Mexico have been fined and had their liquor licenses suspended for either eight days or two weeks.
The New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department's Alcohol and Gaming Division announced the penalties Monday against a Stripes store in Hobbs, a Circle K store in Tucumcari, the Topless Country bar in Moriarty and the Ojos Locos Sports Cantina in Albuquerque.
They say the four establishments sold or served alcohol to intoxicated customers who later became involved in drunken driving incidents that resulted in four deaths between September 2012 and September 2014.
Authorities say the Stripes store and the Ojos Locos Sports Cantina have been fined $12,000 apiece while the Topless Country bar and the Circle K store both were fined $10,000.
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