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...
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...
