A Valencia County woman was taken to University of New Mexico hospital following serious injuries she suffered when involved in an accident with a construction vehicle. According to reports, the woman rear-ended the large truck on Highway 47. However, uncommon for such New Mexico car accidents, reports suggest that the woman is not responsible for the accident. Instead, police have indicated that the truck driver will be cited for failure to yield and improper equipment.

If officers conclude that the negligent driving or operation of the commercial vehicle was a cause of the car accident, then there may be a possible New Mexico truck accident claim against the driver’s employer and their insurance carrier. Such claims can be based entirely on the failure to properly load, secure, and warn when a commercial driver is involved in an accident.

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A Santa Fe ambulance was recently involved in a horrific accident involving a wrong way driver. The Santa Fe wrongful death accident occurred when an out-of-state driver traveling the wrong way on I-25 crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the ambulance head-on.

This Santa Fe car accident that shut down traffic for roughly 9 hours has already claimed the life of one individual while others are recovering from their injuries. Of particular note, authorities are focusing on the fact that the wrong way driver was from outside New Mexico. This has led investigating officers to question at the very least whether confusing signage or maintenance of the area could have contributed to the driver traveling the wrong direction.

Those involved in the accident, it could pose no risk that a possible New Mexico tort claim may exist as well as the typical car accident law.

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Albuqueruqe Thanksgiving Accidents

November 25, 2010

The holiday of giving thanks began with a rough start in Albuquerque. A series of Albuquerque accidents wreaked havoc throughout the area with 20 separate collisions, 3 of which involved police vehicles. The Albuquerque car accidents were caused by excessively icy road conditions on I-25 and I-40. Those Albuquerque drivers fortunate enough to avoid the [...]

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Rollover Accident Fatal for Texas Man

November 20, 2010

A Texas man was killed in a recent New Mexico accident involving a rollover.  As many Albuquerque car accident lawyers are aware, most vehicles are designed to protect occupants from a rollover accident.  While human error can play a significant role is such accidents, they sometimes also involve product defect cases.  However, one of the [...]

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Albuquerque Car Accident Injures Two Pedestrians

November 9, 2010

Most any Albuquerque car accident involves being in the wrong place at the wrong time.  But never has the cliche been more appropriate for a freak Albuquerque accident at Ross and Palomas. The car accident began when a van ran a stop sign and collided with another vehicle. The second vehicle went on to collide [...]

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Fatal Accident Near Pecos

November 8, 2010

Authorities are reporting a recent fatal accident near Pecos, New Mexico.  According to reports, the New Mexico car accident claimed the life of an Albuquerque woman and seriously injured her passenger.  In such a case the passenger would have various possible sources of recovery for any associated injuries. One of which could include the vehicle [...]

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Fatal Las Cruces Accident

November 7, 2010

Dona Ana County Sheriffs have their hands full investigating a recent wrongful death car accident that left one dead, one hospitalized, and the other on the run from police.  According to police the accident occurred when the driver of the vehicle was under the influence and got into a single vehicle car accident.  During the [...]

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Santa Fe Accident – Injures Two

November 7, 2010

According to initial reports, another serious Santa Fe car accident occurred recently when a Mazda and Civic collided near the Santa Fe Place mall. The driver of the Mazda was taken to St. Vincent’s initially listed as critical.  Investigators do not believe alcohol was a factor, but given the extent of property damage to the [...]

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Rear-End Accident Turns Fatal near Lovington

January 18, 2010

Any New Mexico car accident lawyer knows rear end accidents are all too common in New Mexico. They can occur due to the slightest slip of attention in cautious driving. However, a recent New Mexico accident near Lovington, New Mexico is proving to be all but the result of carelessness. Instead, police are indicating that [...]

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Fatal Rio Rancho Accident Claim New Mexico Tech Life

January 15, 2010

A fatal Rio Rancho car accident claimed the lives of two New Mexico teenagers. The car accident occurred in Rio Ranch near Unser and King Boulevard on Saturday evening. One of the victims seem to be headed toward a very bright future and was enrolled at New Mexico Tech. Although Rio Rancho police claim to [...]

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