Traffic Accident News in Albuquerque New Mexico
Local traffic accidents, injuries, and lawsuits that take place in New Mexico are listed below. Auto accidents involving motor vehicles such as cars, trucks, and motorcycles are updated daily on this page. Providing accident data helps to inform fellow New Mexicans throughout Albuquerque and greater New Mexico.
The New Mexico Traffic Crash Annual Report contains multi-year data on crash characteristics, driver behavior, and demographics of people in crashes. New Mexico's Department of Transportation reports the top three counties for total crashes are in Bernalillo with 14,038 accidents, Doña Ana with 3,642 accidents, and Sante Fe with 2,428 accidents. Interestingly, 38.4% of the Bernalillo car accidents involved alcohol.
In this section of our website, our Albuquerque injury lawyers at Keller & Keller cover the state's legal news, traffic accident news, and injury news to keep our readers informed and up to date.
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Albuquerque girl dies following crash involving stolen SUVALBUQUERQUE, NM - A young girl has died from injuries suffered in a crash in southeast Albuquerque involving a stolen vehicle, reports KOB. The incident happened March 27 when police said John Bearden Jr. stole a Chevy SUV owned by the State of New Mexico from the New Mexico Fairgrounds. Bearden went through a stop sign at high speed and crashed into another SUV near Bell Avenue and San Pedro Drive, according to police.
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Crash in Albuquerque leaves 1 person seriously injuredALBUQUERQUE, NM - A crash in Albuquerque on Sunday afternoon sent one person to the hospital and closed a stretch of Coors Boulevard. According to KRQE, the accident happened in the area of Coors and Iliff Road NW. One person was hospitalized due to serious injuries suffered in the incident.
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1 dead in accident at Hanover Rd and Coors BlvdALBUQUERQUE, NM - The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a fatal accident that occurred on Sunday morning. A report by the Albuquerque Journal states that officers responded to the area of Coors Boulevard NW and Hanover Road NW at about 6:30 a.m.
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Semi crash, fire shuts down right lane on Interstate 40MCKINLEY COUNTY, NM - Emergency crews responded to the scene of a crash in McKinley County Tuesday morning, officials said. It happened on Interstate 40 at mile marker 47 at the Continental Divide Interchange, according to an alert from the New Mexico Department of Transportion on NMRoads at 8:19 a.m.
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Pedestrian killed in crash in northwest AlbuquerqueALBUQUERQUE, NM - Albuquerque police responded to the scene of a fatal vehicle versus pedestrian crash last Thursday morning, according to the Albuquerque Journal. The incident happened in the area of First Street and McKnight Avenue NW in the northwest section of the city. Police arrived at the scene at about 4 a.m. and found a person in the roadway who had already died.
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Crash snarls traffic on I-40 eastbound near 12th StreetALBUQUERQUE, NM - Drivers were facing rush-hour traffic backups following a crash in Albuquerque on Monday morning. According to the New Mexico Department of Transportion's NMRoads report, the accident happened on Interstate 40 eastbound at mile marker 157 at 12th Street shortly after 8 a.m.
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Man sentenced to prison for fatal Albuquerque drunk driving crashThe traffic accidents, events, injuries, and lawsuits taking place in New Mexico today could help you learn more about your own personal injury case.
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Officers respond to injury crash on 1st St. near I-40ALBUQUERQUE, NM - A crash on 1st Street in the Wells Park area early Thursday left at least one person injured, APD reports. Officers responded to the scene between McKnight Avenue and the I-40 frontage road at about 5:48 p.m.
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2 dead, 2 injured in car wreck on Interstate 25 south of BelenBELEN, NM - Two people were killed and two others injured in a car accident on Interstate 25 in Socorro County last weekend. According to New Mexico State Police, the crash happened April 8 on I-25 north at about milepost 183 south of Belen.
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Car and semi involved in fatal collision in AlbuquerqueALBUQUERQUE, NM - Albuquerque police said a car and a semi-truck were involved in a fatal collision early Friday morning. A report by KRQE said the accident happened along Coors Boulevard near Sequoia Road in northwest Albuquerque at about 3 a.m. Responding officers found the two vehicles had crashed and one person was declared dead at the scene. The victim's identity was not immediately released.
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1 dead, 1 injured in truck accident in Bernalillo CountyThe traffic accidents, events, injuries, and lawsuits taking place in New Mexico today could help you learn more about your own personal injury case.
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I-40 east shut down following crash near Carnuel exitCARNUEL, NM - A crash affected traffic on a stretch of Interstate 40 in Bernalillo County early Friday morning. According to a traffic alert from the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office shortly after 2 a.m., the accident happened on I-40 eastbound near the Carnuel exit. No major injuries were reported.
