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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Plea deal reached in connection with fatal crash near DemingALBUQUERQUE, NM - Authorities reached a plea agreement with a man charged in a fatal accident near Deming, reports KRQE. The charges against 21-year-old Elton Jeremiah Gastelum of Albuquerque stem from a crash that occurred on September 18, 2021. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said Gastelum had picked up illegal immigrants in an Acura SUV and circumvented a checkpoint, heading north on State Highway 11 near Deming...
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Rollover accident slows traffic on westbound I-40 near casinoA rollover crash slowed traffic on westbound I-40 near Route 66 Casino in Albuquerque Wednesday morning.
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Woman pleads guilty in Albuquerque accident that injured childALBUQUERQUE, NM - A woman who was charged in connection with a car crash in Albuquerque has pleaded guilty in the case, KRQE reports. Authorities said 42-year-old Nicole Vargas was driving drunk when the accident occurred in January 22 at the intersection of Wyoming Boulevard and Marquette Avenue. Vargas was reported to have been speeding and going through red lights when she crashed into the car of an Albuquerque family. Two occupants of the other car...
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Accident closes portion of I-40 west of AlbuquerqueALBUQUERQUE, NM – A crash on I-40 west near Route 66 Casino closed the interstate at mile marker 138 Monday, causing delays, per KRQE.
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Court hearing held for woman charged in wrong-way wreck on I-40Court hearing held for woman charged in wrong-way wreck on I-40 - NEWS
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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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1 dead, 4 injured in multi-vehicle wreck on I-40 in Grants1 dead, 4 injured in multi-vehicle wreck on I-40 in Grants - 2Keller
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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.
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Crash on I-40 east at River Bridge causes heavy delaysALBUQUERQUE, NM – A crash on I-40 eastbound at mile marker 156 blocked the center lane at River Bridge Wednesday morning, causing heavy delays, per New Mexico 511
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Man sentenced for crash near Laguna Pueblo that left 4 deadALBUQUERQUE, NM – Alexis Riego, 50, of Merritt Island, FL, was sentenced to 5 years and 10 months for a 2019 crash on Interstate 40 that killed four and injured two. The crash involved six vehicles near Laguna Pueblo.
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Woman facing charges in fatal crash north of EspañolaESPANOLA, NM - A woman is facing charges in connection with a crash on U.S. 84 in 2020 that left two people dead, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican. Two counts of vehicular homicide were refiled recently against Cory Christine Johnson for the fatal wreck that occurred north of Española.