Central Ave is the 2nd deadliest street in the country

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —

The Washington Post reports that 34 pedestrians were killed along a three-mile stretch of Central Avenue between 2010 and 2023, using data from police reports and other records collected by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That toll makes Central the second-deadliest roadway in the country.

Mohammad Kahalah, owner of Dallas Corner Shop on Central, has watched the area change over the past several years. “You could see it from five years ago to now. You can see the uptick and just how homelessness, drug use, violence,” he said. The city has reduced the speed limit to 35 miles an hour, narrowed the lanes from six to four, and added more lighting along the roadway, but business owners say safety issues persist.

“Sometimes the middle street lights are