Distracted Driving Awareness month is the best time to point out the fact that distracted driving is still responsible for hundreds of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries across the country annually. In 2016 alone, approximately 3,500 people died and 391,000...
Month: April 2019
How common is nursing home neglect in New Mexico?
As of 2018, nearly all of the nursing homes in New Mexico are Medicare or Medicaid certified. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, there were more than 5,500 residents in the state's nursing homes in 2016. However, a 2018 analysis shows that New Mexico may very...
New Mexico woman dies in apparent drag racing accident
There are many dangers on the road in New Mexico from drivers who are under the influence, distracted or are otherwise negligent. Another risk is when people decide to drag race. Often, they involve those who are simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. With a...
Teen charged for fatal pileup on New Mexico highway
Police alleged that a 16-year-old girl, who was accused of driving while under the influence of drugs, slammed into vehicles that were stopped on a highway in the southern part of New Mexico. The ensuing pileup left one woman who had stopped to help the occupants of a...