Winter Weather — Santa Fe Metro Area, New Mexico

2010-01-28 · Santa Fe Metro Area, New Mexico

Event narrative

A 31 year old man was killed after he lost control of his vehicle and it rolled over an icy road near Tesuque. The man was headed south on County Road 73 toward US 84/285 when he slid of the roadway. He was not wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected through the driver's side window.

Wider weather episode

Despite a respite from winter storms for a few days, icy roads were still a factor across much of northern New Mexico due to several rounds of winter storms the previous week.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 211316. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.