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A young New Mexican boy died tragically in a playground accident late last month. According to local New Mexico news reports, the child’s family has asked that details regarding the type of accident not be revealed at this point. The only information that has been dispersed is that the accident occurred on equipment in…

A November car crash resulted in the death of two University of New Mexico students and the hospitalization of two others. After several months of investigation, a 21-year-old man has been indicted for the accidents and charged with stealing a motor vehicle, tampering with evidence, larceny, child abuse, vehicular homicide because of DWI, and…

A Farmington, New Mexico man has been cited for his 16th DUI, and this time there were children in the car. According to a local news report, police indicated that the 30-year-old man was arrested for DUI after he hit a parked car. Apparently, police were called to the scene for a possible domestic…

In a recent case, the Supreme Court of Mississippi affirmed a lower court’s decision not to dismiss a case against a hospital because of a statute of limitations issue. A woman died at a hospital in June 2007, and in October of that year her beneficiaries provided a notice of claim against the hospital…

Late last month, a Midland County, New Mexico man was killed after being involved in an accident in the County. Local New Mexican news reports indicate that the incident occurred about 20 miles south of the county line on New Year’s Eve. The State Troopers indicated that a Ford F-350 was driving northbound on…

On Christmas Eve in Santa Fe, an individual was hit by a car and killed as a result of the accident. A local Santa Fe news report indicated that the victim has finally been identified after his family was notified. The 33-year-old man was walking near Cerrillos Road and Siler Road. He was crossing…

Late last week, a crash occurred on U.S. 550 that resulted in the deaths of two individuals. A local New Mexican station reported that the crash occurred around 6:45 p.m. on December 19. Apparently, Sandoval County police noticed a car driving north on U.S. 550 without its light on. The police officers attempted to…

There have been updates on the death of a New Mexico student that a previous blog entry addressed. Earlier this year, a New Mexico student was fatally injured in her high school’s parking lot. According to a new report, apparently there were some dangerous conditions in the school’s parking lot that led to the…

Late last week, a family was traveling on U.S. 385 when they were involved in a fatal accident. According to local news reports, a man was driving his Ford north on U.S. 385 in Texas when he crossed over the highway’s center. The family was driving a Chevrolet in the southbound direction as the…

Two University of New Mexico students were killed late last month when their car was T-boned by an individual fleeing in a stolen car. According to a local news report, the man driving the stolen car was on Rio Grande Boulevard. Two students were hit and killed, and two others were seriously injured. Apparently,…