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Last week, an Albuquerque man was killed in a head-on collision with a man suspected of driving while intoxicated. 43-year-old Salvador Garcia died on New Mexico Highway 337 in Tijeras after a pick-up truck driven by 56-year-old Randy Curry reportedly crossed the center line into oncoming traffic. According to police, Curry, who was also…

According to preliminary data, the number of New Mexico highway fatalities involving intoxicated or impaired drivers rose slightly last year. In 2011, 146 people died in alcohol-related crashes on New Mexico highways. This means alcohol-related traffic deaths accounted for approximately 41 percent of the 355 traffic fatalities that occurred on highways in the state….

A drunk driver caused a New Mexico car accident on Interstate 25.  A child died.  The child’s mother filed dramshop claims for wrongful death and personal injuries against three liquor establishments.  She also filed wrongful death and personal injury claims against three drug companies.  Drug company employees had treated the drunk driver to eight…

On April 9, 2011, a Toyota Lexus hit the right side of a Ford Tempo in the intersection of Airport Road and Paseo del Sol in Santa Fe.  The driver of the Lexus told police that she was escaping gunshots fired from a pursuing Ford Mustang.  The Mustang fled the scene of the accident….

On March 24, 2011, at 7:30 p.m., a car with five occupants was speeding down an Albuquerque on-ramp to southbound Interstate 25.  When the car reached the end of the ramp, the driver lost control. The car veered across the southbound lanes.  A southbound van clipped the rear of the car.  The car went…

Having spent the evening drinking, a customer left an Albuquerque bar after midnight on March 27, 2011. When he attempted to drive, he hit five pedestrians. Two were hospitalized, one in critical condition. Three suffered minor injuries. When the police arrived, the driver was given a breath alcohol test. It showed a blood-alcohol concentration…

On December 14, 2010, an intoxicated driver caused a wrong-way collision on Interstate 25 resulting in an Albuquerque wrongful death accident. The New Mexico drunk driver was driving south in the northbound lanes of the Interstate. At approximately 2:30 a.m., she collided with a northbound vehicle. The intoxicated driver died at the scene. Her passenger…

At 1:30 am on December 14, Kylene Homes left a bar in Santa Fe with a friend. The bouncer saw that Homes was intoxicated. He offered to call a cab. She refused. An hour later, Homes was driving, at a high rate speed, south in the northbound lanes of I-25, just south of Santa…

A suspicious turn of events is being reported in the Santa Fe wrongful death case. Lawyers for a Santa Fe bar have contacting authorities claiming to have knowledge of where the driver was who caused the accident earlier in the evening. Considering law enforcement officers suspect the collision is another New Mexico drunk driving…

New Mexico accidents are common. New Mexico motorcycle accidents unfortunately are also prevalent. Often with New Mexico motorcycle accident cases, it is important to overcome prejudices and show that the motorcycle driver is not at fault. Sometimes this can be difficult, while other times it is exceedingly easy. Bizarre facts are surfacing of a…