New Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that gas stations can be held liable if they sell fuel to a driver they should know is intoxicated. The ruling stems from a fatal DUI in 2011. Prior to that crash, the driver ran out of gasoline and went to a station to fill up a water can with fuel. After fueling his car, he drove back to the station and filled up his tank.
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