SANTA 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.
One passenger, a 16-year-old girl from Colorado, was flown to University of New Mexico Hospital with serious injuries that inclured a spinal fracture and punctured lungs. Her injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. Another passenger, a 24-year-old woman, was also hospitalized. The woman driving the vehicle was not believed to have been seriously injured. Police said the three occupants of the vehicle were apparently related.
A portion of I-25 was closed for about two hours while the scene was being cleared and investigated.
Our Albuquerque car accident lawyer will update this news blog with any additional information as it comes to light.
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