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When a bar, club, or restaurant over-serves a customer to the point of intoxication, and then that customer goes on to cause a drunk driving accident, intuition tells us that the driver should not be the only one held responsible. In fact, there are laws in most states that allow for the victim of…

The risk of an alcohol-related accident is heightened during the holiday season since many people are frequenting parties and bars to celebrate. In New Mexico, a culpable party may be held liable for an accident they caused under traditional theories of negligence law. However, what is less well known is that in certain very limited circumstances…

Earlier this month, New Mexico police apprehended a man after he was involved in an accident and found to be driving under the influence of alcohol. According to one local news report, the man was driving southbound on Coors Street when he rammed into the rear of another car. Unfortunately, the impact was so…

Earlier this month, two people were killed at the scene of an accident on Interstate 25 in New Mexico. According to one local news report, the two people were killed as a result of a driver who was proceeding in the wrong direction. Evidently, the accident occurred in the early morning hours of September…

Earlier this month, a tragic accident took the lives of a mother, her two daughters, and her sister. According to one local news report, the accident occurred at around 9:30 p.m. on September 7th. Evidently, the woman tried to make a turn from one road to another when the pickup truck driver, who was…

Earlier this month, a man who was involved in a fatal accident with a motorcycle was sentenced to the statutory maximum for a second offense in the State of New Mexico. According to one local news report, the fatal accident took place back in 2014, and it involved the defendant crashing his truck into…

Almost exactly one year ago, a Utah man was involved in a tragic accident that took the life of his passenger when the car he was driving crashed on the side of the highway. According to a New Mexico news report, the accident occurred in San Juan County, New Mexico. At the time of…

Earlier this summer, New Mexico Senator Tom Udall introduced a bill coined “The Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-Related Fatalities Everywhere Act,” and it has been receiving a significant amount of exposure and acceptance from Senators throughout the United States. A prominent news source reported that New York Senator Chuck Schumer decided…

Last month, a devastating accident resulted in several serious injuries, a lost limb, and the death of a young New Mexico boy and a woman. According to a prominent New Mexico news source, the accident occurred when a drunk driver slammed his car into a vehicle carrying several children. The accident resulted in a…

A prominent New Mexico businessman was tragically killed while riding his bicycle in late July, and the man who is allegedly responsible is free on bail. According to a New Mexico news report, the 59-year-old businessman was riding his bike less than a mile away from his home. Evidently, while the man was making…