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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Westbound Osuna Rd in North Valley closed following crashALBUQUERQUE, NM - Deputies with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office were at the scene of a motor vehicle crash on Sunday evening. The BCSO tweeted a traffic alert about the incident at 5:46 p.m. It happened in the vicinity of 2nd Street and Osuna Road in North Valley. No serious injuries were reported, but traffic was affected. Osuma Road was shut down westbound while the scene was being cleared...
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Court hearing held for woman charged in wrong-way wreck on I-40ALBUQUERQUE, NM - A court hearing was held this week for a woman charged in a fatal accident on Interstate 40 in Bernalillo County, the Albuquerque Journal reported. 41-year-old Danielle Archuleta is facing one count of vehicular homicide (driving while intoxicated) in connection with the January 31, 2021 crash. Authorities said Archuleta was driving a Honda Accord west in the eastbound lanes of I-40 and crashed into a Toyota Corolla head-on. The driver of the Corolla, 29-year-old Nikhil Adhi, was pronounced dead at the scene. At the hearing Wednesday, Second Judicial District Judge...
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17-year-old arrested in Las Cruces crash that killed passengerLAS CRUCES, NM - A teenage driver is under arrest in connection with a fatal accident in Las Cruces this week, police said. According to the Las Cruces Sun News, the crash happened Tuesday night at the intersection of Lohman Avenue and Espina Street just before 10:30 p.m. Responding police officers found that a 2013 Hyundai Sonata had been involved in a collision with a 2006 Dodge Ram. A passenger in the sedan...
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Motorcyclist injured in collision on Coors BoulevardALBUQUERQUE, NM - The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said a motorcyclist was injured in a collision on Friday morning. The incident was reported in a traffic alert tweeted by the BCSO at 9:51 a.m. The sheriff's office said a motorcycle and a vehicle were involved in a crash, and the motorcyclist was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. All lanes of northbound Coors Boulevard at La Monica Road were shut down due to the accident...
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New Mexico 185 near Angostura shut down due to crashANGOSTURA, NM - Drivers faced slow going on New Mexico 185 on Thursday morning following a motor vehicle crash. New Mexico 511 issued an alert shortly before 10:30 a.m. that NM 185 was closed in both directions at milepost 27 to milepost 30 south of Angostura due to the accident. Motorists were advised to reduce speed, obey posted signs, and watch for emergency personnel and equipment. Delays were expected while the scene was being cleared...
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Accident with injuries shuts down Comanche Road in both directionsALBUQUERQUE, NM - A motor vehicle crash was affecting traffic in Albuquerque Thursday morning, according to a tweet from ABQ Traffic. The incident shut down eastbound and westbound Comanche Road between Princeton Drive and Pan American Freeway at about 8 a.m. It was reported initially as an accident with injuries, though no details were immediately available on the number or severity of the injuries. Authorities said the I-25 northbound off ramp to Comanche Road and northbound Pan American Freeway to Comanche Road were also closed...
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1 dead, 4 injured in multi-vehicle wreck on I-40 in GrantsGRANTS, NM - New Mexico State Police said one person was killed and four others injured in a wreck in Cibola County last week. The NMSP issued a news release on the incident that occurred Friday on Interstate 40 near mile marker 85 in Grants at about 9:45 a.m. Investigators said a 26-year-old man was driving a Volvo Commercial Motor Vehicle east on I-40 and rear-ended an eastbound Freightliner CMV. The Volvo then crossed into the median and hit two westbound vehicles, an International CMV and a Cadillac. A passenger in the Volvo..
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Injuries reported in crash at McMahon Blvd and Redbud StALBUQUERQUE, NM - First responders were at the scene of a motor vehicle accident in Albuquerque late Tuesday night. APD Traffic tweeted details of the incident shortly before 11 p.m. It occurred on westbound McMahon Boulevard at the intersection with Redbud Street. Injuries were reported in the crash, though no details were immediately released on who was hurt. Westbound McMahon Boulevard was reported to have reopened to traffic less than an hour later...
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Vehicle hits power pole and gas line on 2nd Street in AlbuquerqueALBUQUERQUE, NM - A portion of 2nd Street in Albuquerque was shut down Monday morning when a vehicle accident sparked a fire, KRQE reported. The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said the rollover crash occurred on Second Street near Alameda at about 10:30 a.m. A pickup truck was reported to have struck a power pole and a gas line. 2nd Street from Alameda to St. Francis was shut down while crews responded to the scene and brought the fire under control. No injuries were immediately reported...
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Crash on I-40 east at River Bridge causes heavy delaysALBUQUERQUE, NM - Drivers were facing traffic backups in the Albuquerque area Wednesday morning following an accident on Interstate 40. New Mexico 511 reported that a crash occurred on I-40 eastbound at mile marker 156, Rio Grande shortly before 8:30 a.m. The center lane of the interstate was blocked at River Bridge after the wreck as the result of a stalled vehicle, and drivers were advised to expect heavy delays. There was no immediate word on any injuries, or the circumstances that led to the crash...
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Driver struck by vehicle following accident on Interstate 40ALBUQUERQUE, NM - A driver was injured following a multi-vehicle accident in Albuquerque recently, according to police. KRQE reports Albuquerque police are investigating the incident that happened on Interstate 40 west between Tramway Boulevard and Juan Tabo Boulevard on Feb. 12. Investigators determined that a driver lost control while trying to change lanes and hit another vehicle before it spun around and was struck by a semi-truck. As the first driver got out of his car and tried to run across I-40, he was struck by another vehicle...
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Pedestrian critically injured after being hit by car in AlbuquerqueALBUQUERQUE, NM - Police said a pedestrian walking in Albuquerque was struck by a car and injured Saturday. According to KOAT, the accident happened near the intersection of Menaul Boulevard and Pan American Freeway. Police said the pedestrian walked into lanes of traffic and into the path of a white Honda Accord going east. The victim was critically injured and rushed to the University of New Mexico Hospital.