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.

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 abundance of accidents were left stranded on the cold interstates.

Albuquerque police and rescue personnel are being praised for their immediate action in what is truly one of Albuquerque’s worst traffic days. Initial accounts suggest that some of the Thanksgiving Albuquerque accident victims were seriously injured requiring immediate transport to medical facilities.

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 most important concerns for any wrongful death product defect case is preserving the potentially defective product.  In the event the vehicle is towed away, sold for salvage, or repaired, it can become impossible to prove a vehicle defect case.

An Albuquerque car accident is not uncommon, but having two serious Albuquerque car accidents with minutes of each other is.  However, that is exactly what happened recently when two serious car accidents occurred with five minutes of each other.  The first accident happened on Paseo del Norte and Lowell when a vehicle rolled and caused serious injuries to an adult and child.  The Albuquerque accident resulted in an occupant of the vehicle being ejected and a rescue helicopter being called in.

The second Albuquerque car accident happened across town when a head on collision occurred on I-25 near Broadway.  Early reports suggested that one of the accident victims was unconscious as she was transported to the hospital.  Although the news media reported that these accident caused substantial traffic concerns for Albuquerque commuters, being five minutes late to work is nothing given the nature of these serious accidents.

A New Mexico man from Clayton was killed in an accident in Dumas Texas when a tractor-trailer veered into his lane on Highway 87 in Moore County. The fatal semi-truck accident highlights an important issue in New Mexico wrongful death claims. There are two issues that require exploration such accidents one being the liability insurance and the other being uninsured motorist coverage. Each such focus requires a distinct analysis of law whether Texas or New Mexico law applies.

Uninsured motorist law arises from contract disputes and as a result, and wrongful death car accident claims, the law of the location of the contract was entered into takes precedent. In simple liability claims, the law from the location of the accident takes center stage. In such claims, it is oftentimes important to consider both jurisdictions to ensure thorough representation and a maximum recovery.

Personal injury attorneys handling wrongful death cases must be prepared to explore all areas of law whether local or out-of-state to ensure the highest possible recovery for their clients.

A Santa Fe attorney made his way into the news for an unfortunate reason recently. According to new reports, a member of the State Bar, and well-known attorney critically injured a man in downtown Santa Fe. The Santa Fe car accident, a hit-and-run, happened outside a bar. After striking and injuring the accident victim, the Santa Fe attorney fled the scene and was eventually stopped near the convention center, blocks from the scene of the accident.

Also troubling is the fact that the attorney’s passenger is a state police Sergeant assigned to the governor’s security detail. Although this story reflects that no one is above the law, it also unfortunately goes further to cast a negative light on local New Mexico attorneys.

The attorney now faces both criminal and civil charges. Based on his conduct of fleeing the scene, he likely has exposure for punitive damages in the event they are pursued. These damages are generally excluded by liability insurance which may leave the Santa Fe attorney having to take a closer look at some of his assets.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has been busy smacking around some shiny new cars and recently released the results of its 2009 vehicle crash safety tests.  The tests are divided into various body sizes for the vehicles such as: large cars, midsize cars, minivans, large trucks, small trucks, etc.  The study essentially assumes the worse, that you will be involved in a New Mexico car accident, and from there helps you pick the best possible car to be in.  The study certainly doesn’t prevent accidents, but may be effective at preventing more serious injuries.  

Among the vehicles that seemed to rank the highest, Ford and Volvo.  Now, if only these results could save the entire auto industry.