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Japanese motor vehicle manufacturer Honda has issued a voluntary safety recall of nearly 350,000 Odyssey minivans in the United States. According to the automobile maker, a defective sensor in models manufactured in 2007 and 2008 may cause hydraulic pressure to build in the braking system. When that pressure releases, the vehicles may brake without…
Another fatal Malaga traffic wreck has claimed the life of an Artesia man. According to the Assistant Fire Chief of the Malaga Volunteer Fire Department, Roy Burkham, the man was killed in a tragic three-car accident on U.S. Highway 285. The man was reportedly headed north in a water hauler when a southbound trucker…
The City of Albuquerque has broken ground on a $93 million road project that will construct a new interchange at Interstate 25 and Paseo del Norte in the hopes of reducing the number of serious traffic accidents. Although much of the road construction will not begin for a few weeks, preliminary work such as…
Automobile manufacturer Suzuki has issued a safety recall for nearly 200,000 vehicles manufactured between 2006 and 2011. According to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the company received at least 66 reports related to apparently faulty front passenger airbags in Grand Vitara sport utility vehicles and SX4 hatchbacks and sedans…
Five people were tragically killed in three separate New Mexico rollover car accidents that occurred over the recent Labor Day weekend. According to New Mexico State Police spokesperson Emmanuel T. Gutierrez, all of the victims died because they failed to buckle up. In one of the crashes, a 42-year-old man, his pregnant daughter, and…
In July, three people were killed and two others were hurt in a single-vehicle rollover accident on U.S. Highway 550 near Cuba, New Mexico. According to New Mexico State Police, an 18-year-old driver was headed south in a Toyota Sequoia when he drifted to the right. He reportedly over-corrected, left the roadway, and rolled…
A 61-year-old Gadsden Independent School District Librarian was tragically killed in a recent head-on automobile collision in the Anthony Gap near Chaparral. According to New Mexico State Police, the woman was driving a four-door Toyota near mile marker six on New Mexico 404 around 11:30 am when a Chevrolet sedan driven by a 45-year-old…
A study conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety claims technology installed in a vehicle’s dash that allows motorists to text or email using voice commands is more distracting than using a mobile telephone. In recent years, car manufacturers have reportedly made attempts to increase sales to younger audiences using in-dash entertainment systems….
A 45-year-old Bloomfield woman was tragically killed in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 40 near Zuzax. According to a representative for the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office, Sergeant Aaron Williamson, the woman was driving east on the roadway when the tread on a rear tire came loose and she lost control of her automobile. Williamson…
In May, a district court judge threw out a traffic citation after he found that a Las Cruces man who received a red light camera ticket was denied due process of law. In the case, the registered owner of a vehicle appealed a citation issued to him for failing to stop at a red…
