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A cement truck driver who was involved in a recent fatal accident in Clovis stated he was attempting to avoid a collision when he lost control of the vehicle and it rolled. According to an accident report, 32-year-old Guadalupe Lopez allegedly told law enforcement officers he was headed north on Norris Street in a…

A recent Albuquerque semi truck accident seems to belong in Hollywood rather than the streets of New Mexico. The tanker truck accident occurred on State Road 128 (Jal Highway) when two semi trucks collided head on. Both trucks were tanker trucks and believed to be carrying full loads. The head-on accident has claimed the…

New Mexico’s most recent fatal truck accident occurred on US 54 and involved vehicles from Wisconsin and Minnesota. Initial reports suggest that the accident began near Nara Visa when two passenger vehicles collided and were subsequently hit by a semi truck. The New Mexico truck accident has left a man and a woman dead…

A freak semi truck accident recently claimed the life of a Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Deputy. The accident occurred when one vehicle apparently negligently pulled out of a gas station causing a semi truck to take evasive action. In doing so, the semi truck collided with the Bernalillo Sheriff Deputy’s unmarked car. According to initial…

New Mexico semi truck accidents can cause devastating injuries. On such semi truck accident recently occurred in New Mexico on I-40 at the line between Guadalupe County and Torrance County near Clines Corners. The semi truck accident occurred when a tandem semi truck operated by Fed-Ex hit a family moving from California to Texas….

Within the thousands of car accidents, many of which are New Mexico truck accidents, that occur each year, occasionally there are some that are so unusual and bizarre that it is impossible not to take notice. Granted there is never a New Mexico truck accident that is planned or predictable, but most certainly it…

Any New Mexican who has not had their head buried in a plate of enchiladas for the past year is aware of the difficulties facing the Obama administration. At the top of everyone’s list is, the economy, national security, and terrorism. Chances are that truck safety is not on anyone’s top 20 list. However,…

A recent study found that roughly 13% of semi truck accidents occur during bad weather. Fortunately, bad weather in New Mexico does not occur very often, but when it does many drivers are not prepared. The same holds true for semi truck drivers who do not always exercise the caution necessary to avoid endangering…

A local Albuquerque television station recently did a report on the requirements necessary to obtain a New Mexico driver’s license. Specifically, the report focused on the 25 question driving test in which it is necessary to correctly answer 18 questions to pass. From an Albuquerque personal injury lawyer‘s perspective, I watched the report wondering…

Semi Truck Accident Injuries While it only takes a single impact with a semi truck to cause a serious injury, many semi truck accidents involve multiple impacts. Cars are often dragged by the semi truck or pushed into other vehicles or roadside barriers. As a result victims of semi truck accident may be tossed…