NEW MEXICO HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES IN THE NATION FOR PEDESTRIAN DEATHS PER 100-THOUSAND RESIDENTS. THE NUMBERS, FOR THE FIRST HALF OF 2015, WERE COMPILED BY THE GOVERNORS HIGHWAY SAFETY ASSOCIATION.
HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE, APD’S TANNER TIXIER SAYS CENTRAL AVENUE, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN UNIVERSITY AND WYOMING IS A PROBLEM AREA. TIXIER SAYS INTOXICATED TRANSIENTS, COMBINED WITH THE FACT THAT CENTRAL IS A HEAVY TRAFFIC AREA, MAKE FOR A BAD RECIPE.
