Each year, thousands of elderly people in New Mexico are admitted to emergency departments after suffering injuries due to falls. In fact, New Mexico's rate of fall-related deaths has been 1.5 times higher in recent years than the national rate. In New Mexico and...
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New Mexico has a serious distracted driving problem
Compared with the rest of the country, New Mexico had the most distracted driving fatal accidents at the end of 2019 with 61.6 deaths per million residents. While state laws have placed tighter restrictions on what drivers can and cannot do behind the wheel, more...
Delayed injury symptoms can prove serious after a car accident
The other driver blew through a stop sign and crashed into the side of your vehicle. Despite such a jarring experience, you — for the most part — maintain your bearings and exit your vehicle. Although you remain shaken emotionally, you seemed fine physically. No...
Even a small head bump can pose a serious health risk
Car accidents, falls and sports all involve the risk of bumps to the head. In some cases, what seems like a minor bump can lead to lasting damage, including depression, difficulty concentrating and cognitive processing delays. The reality is that seemingly low-impact...
Some states report rise in work zone crashes during pandemic
The worldwide pandemic has resulted in strange, seemingly unexplainable trends. One of the most prominent has been that, despite reduced traffic on highways throughout the United States, rates of crashes and fatalities have increased. The risk is particularly high for...
COVID-19 concerns lead to waiving road tests for new drivers
Few world events have changed our shared vocabulary as much as the current pandemic. New phrases have become commonplace, with “social distancing” and “wear a mask” now part of the new normal. Additionally, many rites of passages have been placed on hold — with...
Don’t expect to ride in a self-driving vehicle anytime soon
Five years ago, it seemed like every automaker was talking about their work developing self-driving vehicles. We were promised that autonomous cars would virtually eliminate car accidents caused by human negligence and error — and soon. In 2016, U.S. Secretary of...
Distracted driving: A leading cause of crashes in New Mexico
It is no secret that distracted driving is a leading cause of car accidents, and distracted driving is a form of negligence. It’s something you should watch out for in the other driver's behavior if you are involved in a crash. A distracted driver may be texting,...
3 types of products commonly involved in product liability claims
Regardless of the standards a business employs to ensure that its products are safe, oversights can occur. The smallest mistake can lead to the deadliest of consequences. The discovery of a defect can, at best, lead to a consumer never buying the product or anything...
Lifelong financial struggles common among victims of clergy sex abuse
Allegations of clergy sex abuse began to surface publicly in the late 1980s. Adults and young people started to come forward to tell their stories and hold their abusers accountable. Victims' first-hand accounts generated headlines in the following decade,...