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New post: Nighttime Pedestrian Accidents - Many accidents in which a car strikes a pedestrian are not the result of carelessness, at least not entirely. Yes, the same risk factors that make a driver more likely to strike another car also make drivers more likely to strike pedestrians; these factors include excessive speed, cell phone distractions, alcohol, and drugs. Besides these, there is another set of factors that expose pedestrians to additional risks of being hit by cars, even when the drivers and the pedestrians are using reasonable caution. For example, pedestrian accidents are more likely in areas without sidewalks or crosswalks. It is even more dangerous when there is no road shoulder, and the side of the road is right up against the grass. Poor lighting is another risk factor; pedestrian accidents are more common at night. Unfortunately, there are many places in New Mexico that have insufficient streetlights, sidewalks, and pedestrian crosswalks. If you got hit by a car when you were walking outside in New Mexico at night, contact a Santa Fe car accident lawyer [https://slatestern.com/practice-areas/personal-injury/motor-vehicle-accidents/]. ELDERLY COUPLE STRUCK BY CAR IN TAOS WHILE WALKING TO CHURCH FOR CHRISTMAS EVE MASS In the evening, on December 24, a couple in their 80s was walking to a church in Taos for Christmas Eve Mass, when a car struck them. The 86-year-old woman was killed, and her 85-year-old husband sustained serious injuries. The driver who...
