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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Lane shut down on I-10 east of Deming due to accidentDEMING, NM - The New Mexico Department of Transportation said an accident was slowing down raffic in a portion of Luna County on Friday morning. According to NMRoads, the crash happened on Interstate 10 east of Deming and was reported at 8:23 a.m. The passing left lane on I-10 westbound was closed from mile marker 87 to mile marker 85 while crews responded to the scene.
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Rush-hour crash delays commuters on La Orilla Rd. in NW AlbuquerqueALBUQUERQUE, NM - Commuters in northwest Albuquerque faced delays this morning following a rush-hour collision on La Orilla Road. According to Total Traffic Albuquerque, the crash took place shortly after 8 a.m. near the intersection with Coors Boulevard.
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Crash shuts down stretch of Interstate 10 in Road ForksROAD FORKS, NM - Motorists in western Hidalgo County were encountering traffic backups Thursday afternoon following a crash on Interstate 10. NMRoads tweeted an alert that the accident happened on I-10 east near New Mexico State Road 80 in Road Forks shortly before 11 a.m. The off-ramp from I-10 east was shut down at milepost 5 while crews were responding to the incident.
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Accident blocks shoulder on I-40 near Rio Grande BlvdALBUQUERQUE, NM - A highway accident was affecting traffic for drivers in Bernalillo County on Thursday morning. According to a tweet from Total Traffic Albuquerque at 10:40 a.m., the crash happened on Interstate 40 eastbound near Rio Grande Boulevard/Exit 157. As a result, the left shoulder of the interstate was blocked.
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Woman charged in Dona Ana County wreck that injured childHATCH, NM - A driver was arrested following a rollover accident in Dona Ana County that injured a 4-year-old child, reports KRQE. Police in Hatch responded to the scene in the area of Canal Street and Jefferson Street Friday night at about 9 p.m. An investigation indicated that Cynthia Zuniga was driving a vehicle on Canal Street when she drove off the road and went into a canal.
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Crash blocks all lanes of I-40 near Clines CornersTORRENCE, NM - All westbound lanes of I-40 were closed following a traffic accident early Tuesday afternoon, according to Total Traffic Albuquerque. The accident took place shortly before 12:30 p.m. near Exit 218 to US-285 and Clines Corners.
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3 semi-trailers involved in crash on I-40 west of Clines CornersCLINES CORNERS, NM - Authorities were called to the scene of a multi-vehicle accident in Torrance County on Wednesday morning, according to NMRoads. Three semi-trailers were involved in the crash. It happened on Interstate 40 westbound at mile marker 210, 8 miles west of Clines Corners and was reported at 11:46 a.m. One lane on I-40 was closed due to the incident.
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Former police officer sentenced for fatal DWI crash north of AlbuquerqueALBUQUERQUE, NM - A former police officer has been sentenced for causing a car accident that killed two people in Bernalillo County on May 1, 2021, reports KOB. 30-year-old Brandon Barber, an off-duty officer with the Cuba Police Department at the time of the incident, pleaded guilty in December to two counts of vehicular homicide while intoxicated. He was sentenced to 26 years in prison with five years of probation. The crash occurred on Interstate 25 near the Tramway exit north of Albuquerque. Authorities said Barber was driving a Ford F-150 pickup truck north in the southbound lanes of I-25 at about 2 a.m. when he crashed head-on into a southbound GMC Yukon SUV.
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Semi rollover closes down lane on I-40 west of GallupGALLUP, NM - A truck accident was affecting traffic in a portion of McKinley County Wednesday morning, according to the New Mexico Department of Transportation. An alert on NMRoads at 7:46 a.m. said there had been a semi rollover on Interstate 40 at mile marker 11 (Port of Entry) west of Gallup.
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Lane blocked on I-40 east in Bernalillo due to accidentALBUQUERQUE, NM - Emergency crews were on the scene of an accident affecting traffic in Bernalillo County on Tuesday afternoon. Total Traffic Albuquerque tweeted an alert about the incident at about 3 p.m. The New Mexico Department of Transportation reported that the crash happened on Interstate 40 eastbound at 12th Street/Exit 157.
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NMSP searching for driver after fatal accident on I-25ALBUQUERQUE, NM - New Mexico State Police said they are searching for a driver and a vehicle following a fatal crash on Interstate 25 in Albuquerque earlier this month. NMSP issued a news release with an update on the incident that occurred on March 12 on I-25 north at Montano Road at about 8 a.m. An investigation determined that the driver of a 2002 Buick Century was headed north when she encountered a water heater laying in the roadway.
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1 person critically injured in southeast Albuquerque crashALBUQUERQUE, NM - One person was hospitalized following an accident in southeast Albuquerque Monday, reports KOAT. Two vehicles were involved in the collision in the vicinity of Lomas Boulevard NE and California Street NE. The injured victim was listed in critical condition.
