New Mexico Worst State for Pedestrian Fatalities, Hit-and-Runs
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New Mexico Worst State for Pedestrian Fatalities, Hit-and-Runs
An Albuquerque man was walking in the Four Hills at around 6:15 p.m. on a recent Wednesday when he was suddenly struck by a vehicle, later identified from security footage as a Chevrolet pickup. The driver of the Chevrolet sped off from the scene, leaving the man to his injuries. He was pronounced dead
An Albuquerque man was walking in the Four Hills at around 6:15 p.m. on a recent Wednesday when he was suddenly struck by a vehicle, later identified from security footage as a Chevrolet pickup. The driver of the Chevrolet sped off from the scene, leaving the man to his injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. This is one of an increasing number of pedestrian deaths across the state of New Mexico which, according to recent studies, is among the worst states in the country in terms of fatal pedestrian accidents and hit-and-run crashes. Continue reading for details about the recent studies, and contact an
experienced Las Cruces pedestrian accident attorney at 505-526-5263 if you’ve been injured by a negligent or reckless driver in southern New Mexico.
New Mexico has highest fatal hit-and-run rates in the country according to recent study
Hit-and-run collisions are accidents in which at least one person involved in the accident flees the scene without offering information or aid to the other people involved in the crash, and/or fails to properly report the crash to the DMV or the police. Leaving behind an accident scene not only makes the investigation process more complicated and costly, but it can also delay emergency response time, causing injuries to get worse and increase the possibility of severe injury or death following an accident. Fleeing the scene of an accident is a crime, regardless of whether you were at fault, and it can increase the potential for and the amount of civil liability for a negligent driver.
According to a recent
report from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, there were 1,980 hit-and-run crashes nationally in 2016, resulting in 2,049 deaths. This is an all-time high number for hit-and-run crashes and fatalities since they started keeping track in the 1970s, and represents more than a 10% increase from 2015.
The AAA reports New Mexico has the highest rate of fatal hit-and-run crashes of any state in the country. New Mexico saw 31 hit-and-run fatalities in 2016, a nearly 50% jump from 2015. Given that New Mexico has only 2 million people, these numbers are alarming.
New Mexico is the deadliest state for pedestrians
Wonder why
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