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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Elderly pedestrian struck by pickup truck in Santa FeSANTA FE, NM - Police in Santa Fe said an elderly woman was taken to the hospital following a pedestrian accident last week. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports the incident happened Thursday afternoon as the woman was crossing at the intersection of West Alameda Street and St. Francis Drive at about 4:30 p.m.
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Zuni police respond to fatal crash near GallupGALLUP, NM - First responders were called to the scene of a fatal crash near Gallup on Tuesday morning. According to a report by the New Mexico State Police, the incident took place shortly before 11:30 a.m. near mile marker 7, just south of I-40.
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Man, 71, dies after being hit by car in Las CrucesLAS CRUCES, NM - Police in Las Cruces said a man was killed in a pedestrian accident on Friday night. A report by KRQE stated that the incident took place in the vicinity of Picacho Avenue and 17th Street. An investigation found that a man was walking northbound across Picacho Avenue at about 9 p.m. when he was struck by an eastbound Toyota Camry. The 71-year-old victim was fatally injured.
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Rollover crash on I-25 near Villaneuva kills 1, injures 2VILLANUEVA, NM - A rollover accident in San Miguel County Sunday afternoon left one person dead and two others injured, New Mexico State Police said. State police released details of the incident that occurred on Interstate 25 near mile marker 324 north of Villanueva at about 3:15 p.m.
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Air ambulance damaged responding to vehicle crash on Highway 60MOUNTAINAIR, NM - Authorities shut down a stretch of Highway 60 west of Mountainair following a motor vehicle accident Friday morning. In a Facebook post, the Valencia County Fire Department said an air ambulance sustained minor damage in a secondary accident while responding to the original crash and needed to be towed from the scene.
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Injuries reported in crash on Paseo Del Norte near 2nd St.ALBUQUERQUE, NM - The Bernalillo County County Sheriff's Office said its deputies were on the scene of a crash on Tuesday morning. The incident happened on eastbound Paseo Del Norte near 2nd Street, the sheriff's office said in a traffic alert issued at 10 a.m. Minor injuries were reported at the time.
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Man killed when ATV overturns on State Road 35 in Grant CountyGRANT COUNTY, NM - One person was killed and another was injured in a crash involving an all-terrain vehicle in Grant County last week. According to a news release from New Mexico State Police, the accident happened Friday night on State Road 35 around milepost 18, northeast of Silver City.
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Crash on Montgomery Blvd. at Pennsylvania St. injures at least 1ALBUQUERQUE, NM - At least one person was injured in a crash on Montgomery Boulevard in Loma Del Rey on Monday night. According to a report by APD, the crash happened at the intersection with Pennsylvania Street at about 8:41 p.m.
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Several injured in rear-end crashes on I-25 near La BajadaSANTA FE, NM - Authorities said several people were injured last week in multi-vehicle accidents in Santa Fe County that were attributed to sun glare, the Santa Fe New Mexican reported. The pileup occurred on Interstate 25 near La Bajada on Wednesday morning at about 7 a.m, A spokesman for the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office said motorists began slowing down and stopping after being blinded by the sun, causing a number of the vehicles to be rear-ended.
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Man pleads guilty in fatal Albuquerque accidentALBUQUERQUE, NM - A man has pleaded guilty in connection with a fatal 2019 car accident in Albuquerque, reports KRQE. 27-year-old Joshua Applegate was charged after police said he struck another vehicle in the area of McMahon Boulevard and Unser Boulevard. The other driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
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At least 1 dead in crash at Tower Road and Stinson StreetThe 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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APD respond to crash on Edith Blvd. in South AlbuquerqueALBUQUERQUE, NM - Officers in south Albuquerque were called to the scene of a collision on Edith Boulevard in the South Broadway area this morning. According to Total Traffic Albuquerque, the collision occurred shortly before 9 a.m. at the intersection with Avenida Cesar Chavez.
