New Mexico Legal Issues Blog

Drivers create major dangers out on the roads when they speed. A recent report points to speeding being a particularly big, and deadly, problem here in New Mexico.

This ValuePenguin report estimated the rate of speeding-related deaths, per 100,000 residents, for each of the states. These rates were based off of 2016 traffic fatality statistics.

The death of an employee may result in an investigation of a workplace. Especially on manufacturing or machinery sites, extreme hazards surround the daily work of an employee.

An improperly trained factory worker may cause serious harm to your company, and the worker may increase the possibility of death to himself or employees nearby. It proves incredibly important for companies to properly train workers on the use and dangers of hazardous machines.

Spend a modest amount of time on the road and there always seems to be an individual who camps out in the left lane while driving at the same pace as a truck or slow car next to it in the right lane. It's enough to drive others crazy as a long line of cars builds up behind the moving roadblock. Worse, it can lead to reckless driving as drivers take risks to pass the slow moving vehicles.

A recent article reminds us that it is actually illegal for anyone to sit in the left lane if they are not passing cars. Unfortunately, it's rare to see law enforcement to do anything about it. Some experts believe that driving too slow is just as dangerous as driving too fast. Moreover, advocates are quick to point out that Germany's Autobahn famously has no speed limit, yet it has fewer accidents per capita than U.S. highways because drivers use the left lane only for passing.

A breach in security allowed a 75-year-old resident of the senior center on the San Francisco General Hospital's campus to disappear. She was found in the stairwell of a nearby power plant 10 days after being reported missing. The woman signed herself out at 9 a.m. on May 19 - she was technically a resident of the residential care center for the elderly at the Behavioral Health Center instead of a patient. This, officials explain, meant she could sign herself in and out.

According to the Bay City News Service and San Francisco Chronicle, the woman was found by a member of the power plant's staff. The doors to the power plant were unlocked from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day to allow staff and materials to easily move through the building.