The Albuquerque Journal ran an article recently about the outcome of courtroom monitoring in New Mexico drunk driving cases, which led to reporting to the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT). The monitoring of 1,106 cases across six New Mexico counties...
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Trucking Accidents and Changing Technology Affecting New Mexico Roads
New Mexico residents share the roads with commercial vehicles, including trucks. Among concerns are accidents caused by truck driver fatigue. There are resources available to educate truck drivers, who are often under pressure to drive longer hours by their...
New Mexico Initiatives to Reduce Driving While Intoxicated and Educate Children About the Risks
Drinking while intoxicated by alcohol reduces the ability of a driver to control a moving vehicle and judge distances, speeds, and movements of other vehicles on the road. Under New Mexico's DWI laws, it is illegal for drivers who are 21 years old and older to drive...
Bicycle Accidents and Safety Measures in New Mexico
Bicycling is popular in New Mexico. Under state law, drivers are expected to share the roads with bicyclists and to be on the lookout. Sometimes drivers of cars and other large vehicles are not respectful of bicyclists. Whether or not a bicyclist has taken safety...
New Mexico Seat Belt Laws and School Bus Accidents
Recoveries of monetary damages can be had in New Mexico by way of financial compensation for injuries sustained in accidents in moving vehicles. Injuries can be worse when people are not wearing seat belts. Currently, New Mexico law does not require school buses to...
New Mexico Truck Accident Lawsuits and Punitive Damages
Accident victims who successfully prove liability, or legal fault, in a New Mexico truck accident case may be awarded several types of damages. Compensatory damages are a common type of damages, which includes lost wages, costs of medical care, and emotional pain and...
Legal Element of Causation Must be Proven in New Mexico Lawsuits Alleging Negligence
People hurt in a New Mexico car accident have the right to pursue legal remedies against all at-fault parties for causing their harm. Often, car accident legal claims are filed under a negligence theory of law. Negligence is a failure to act reasonably, under the...
Distracted Driving and Text Ban in New Mexico
The New Mexico statute prohibiting texting while driving makes clear that while driving a motor vehicle, no person shall read or view text messages or manually type on their mobile device. Drivers who are stopped temporarily, at a stoplight, at a stop-sign, or in...
New Mexico Court Holds High School Entitled to Immunity for Plaintiff’s Negligence Claims
In a recent appeal in a New Mexico personal injury case, the New Mexico Court of Appeals addressed whether a charter high school was entitled to the protections set forth in the New Mexico Tort Claims Act (TCA) and whether the negligence claim asserted against the...
New Mexico Property Owners Have Duty to Those Invited Onto Property, Including for Open and Obvious Dangers
Accidents that take place in restaurants and other places of business may entitle victims to recover damages from the owner or property manager, according to New Mexico law. Slip-and-fall cases are lawsuits that arise when individuals allege they have sustained...