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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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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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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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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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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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.
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Teen seriously injured in rollover accident on I-25 in Santa FeSANTA FE, NM - A car accident on Interstate 25 in Santa Fe on Monday night sent two people to the hospital, reports the Santa Fe New Mexican. Police said a driver was en route to Albuquerque on I-25 and mistakenly attempted to take the offramp for St. Francis Drive at about 9:30 p.m. The driver overcorrected, and the vehicle went down an embankment and overturned.
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Highway 528 north in Rio Rancho closed due to crash involving scooterRIO RANCHO, NM - An accident involving a motor scooter led to the closure of a highway in Rio Rancho Thursday morning, KRQE reports. The accident happened on Highway 528 near Leon Grande Avenue SE sometime after 10 a.m. There was no immediate information regarding injuries or the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Tank truck crash in Bernalillo County causes gas leakThe 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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Accident disrupts traffic on Interstate 25 in Cochiti areaCOCHITI, NM - A motor vehicle accident disrupted traffic for drivers in Sandoval County during Wednesday morning's rush hour. The New Mexico Department of Transportation reported the incident on its NMRoads web site at about 8 a.m. The crash occurred on Interstate 25 at mile marker 264 near the exit for Cochiti/NM 16. The left lane of northbound I-25 was closed but the right lane remained open for traffic.