Albuquerque-Santa Fe, NM
Police are looking for a car that left the scene after hitting a pedestrian early Friday morning.
New Mexico was inhabited by indigenous peoples of the Americas for many centuries before European exploration, and later, it was part of Mexico before becoming a U.S. territory and eventually a U.S. state. Among U.S. states, New Mexico has the highest percentage of Hispanics, including descendants of Spanish colonists who have lived in the area for more than 400 years. The Native American nations in the state consist of mostly Navajo, Pueblo, and Apache peoples. As a result, the demographics and culture of the state are unique for their strong Hispanic and Native American influences.
Oil and gas production, agriculture, mining, tourism, and federal government spending are important drivers of New Mexico's economy.
According to the New Mexico State University Climate Center, the mean annual temperatures range from 64° F in the extreme southeast to 40° F or lower in high mountains and valleys of the north. Average annual precipitation ranges from less than 10 inches over much of the southern desert and the Rio Grande and San Juan Valleys to more than 20 inches at higher elevations in the state. Heavy summer thunderstorms may bring several inches of rain to small areas in a short time. Because of the rough terrain and sparse vegetation in many areas, runoffs from these storms frequently cause local flash floods.
Interstate 40, a major east–west route of the Interstate Highway System, runs east–west through Albuquerque. It is the direct replacement for the historic U.S. Route 66.
Interstate 25 follows the north–south corridor through Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
Interstate 10 traverses Southern New Mexico through Hidalgo, Grant, Luna, and Doña Ana counties. The Interstate travels west–east between the Arizona state line and the interchange with I-25 in Las Cruces, and then travels north–south into Texas.
The New Mexico Department of Transportation maintains a top-quality website with travel, weather, road condition, and other information valuable to travelers across the state. It also has information for bicyclists, pedestrians, and equestrians.
In Accident Data Center, you can find information about recent New Mexico collisions at this link for Albuquerque and Santa Fe accidents.
Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.
When someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle collision in New Mexico, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how a good New Mexico personal injury attorney will help injured victims and families.
Police are looking for a car that left the scene after hitting a pedestrian early Friday morning.
Eighty riders – more than half of those in the men’s professional division racing in the multi-stage Tour of the Gila – were involved in a crash Wednesday that resulted in dozens of injuries and at least one man being airlifted to a Tucson hospital.
A 22-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the South Valley this morning.
Kenneth Martinez, a passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Aaron Williamson.
Officers are at the scene of a car crash with injuries along Lomas Boulevard under Interstate 25.
Police are investigating why a woman was on the train tracks before she was hit and killed by a New Mexico Rail Runner Express train.
The accident happened near Second Street and Prosperity Monday afternoon. More than 100 people were on the train at the time of the crash.
One person has been transported to a local hospital after a wreck involving a vehicle and a bicycle.
According to Albuquerque Police Department, the victim was on the bicycle when the incident occurred in the Washington and Lomas area.
All westbound lanes of Interstate 40 westbound have reopened just east of Atrisco Vista after a crash between two semi-trucks.
Authorities said a semi-truck carrying water was rear-ended by another semi-truck. All the water from the first truck spilled on to the interstate.
A man is in “extreme” critical condition after being struck by an alleged drunk driver Friday night near westbound Interstate 40 and Sixth Street. The crash involved an SUV and another vehicle.
Police identified a female pedestrian killed Wednesday night near Indian School and San Pedro NE, and they said she was reportedly texting as she walked into a busy street.
A Santa Fe man was killed early Saturday morning when he failed to negotiate a sharp curve on Agua Fria near Airport Road and his car struck a guard rail, partially ejecting him through the window.
A man driving a truck who drove southbound in the northbound lanes of I-25 near Bernardo crashed head on into a semi truck and was killed.
Both vehicles caught fire and the driver of the truck was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officers are investigating a motorcycle crash that happened around 11:15 a.m. near eastbound Interstate 40 and San Mateo NE.
A Tesuque man is in critical condition in a Santa Fe hospital after a single vehicle rollover accident near Santa Fe on Saturday afternoon.