Automobile Accidents

• Colorado Springs Car Accident Injures Man

  Shannon Weidemann | May 09, 2008 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A 30-year-old man was injured in a car accident in Colorado Springs on Saturday morning. The accident involved only one vehicle. It rolled over many times. Police say a 1984 Oldsmobile Sedan...

• Lights, Camera, Traffic Ticket. Denver plans to use Red-Light Cameras.

  Linda Snyder | April 13, 2008 12:36 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  We’ve at some point in our driving careers, we’ve run a red light. Whether it’s been intentional, “gunning it” to beat the light or just not paying attention when the light changes, let’s admit...

• Teen Dies in Alcohol Related Car Crash(2)

  Linda Snyder | March 31, 2008 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  According to the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, police say two 18-year old men had been drinking at a party before the vehicle they were riding in rolled early Saturday, killing one and critically injuring the other.Neither was wearing a seatbelt and both were ejected. The passenger, Evan Kinnan, died in the one-car crash on Woodmen Road, and the driver, Craig Milos, suffered severe head...

• Car Accident Kills Aurora Man

  Shannon Weidemann | March 20, 2008 3:28 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A 39-year-old man from Aurora was killed in a car accident last week. The accident happened on Interstate 25. The victim was apparently trying to pass a semi-truck and he ended up hitting the truck. The driver apparently accelerated and moved to the right lane, cutting off another vehicle in the process but making no contact with it. He continued to accelerate while in the right lane and...

• Two Killed in Colorado Springs Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 20, 2008 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Two people and a dog were killed in a late night car accident on Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs. The driver of one car was driving in the wrong direction on the interstate and fleeing the police. He hit another car head on, killing the driver of that car and her dog. Police are investigating whether alcohol played a role in the crash, which happened at 12:30 Tuesday morning. Northbound...

• Drunk Driver Ends up on Airport Runway in Grand Junction

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2008 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Around 3 in the morning on Monday, a car crashed into a fence at the Grand Junction Regional Airport and ended up driving on the runway before it ultimately got stuck in electrical equipment.The driver, Jamie L. Bowden, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving along with other counts. Luckily, no planes were taking off or landing in the vicinity when the accident occurred. According to Mothers...

• Deer-related Car Accident in Nebraska Kills Two Children

  Staff Writer | January 29, 2008 10:35 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  On Sunday night, January 27th, 14-year-old Michael Betts and 4-year-old Cora Betts were killed after the driver of their minivan, 37-year-old Michael Betts Jr., lost control of the car after trying to avoid hitting several deer that ran across the road.The accident happened on Interstate 80 in Odessa, Nebraska. The driver tried to avoid hitting the deer, however ended up hitting one and the...

• New Colorado Insurance Law Effects Uninsured Motorist Coverage

  Linda Snyder | January 18, 2008 11:54 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Founding partners Kyle Bachus and Darin Schanker of Bachus & Schanker, LLC, recently worked with numerous others who advocate for Colorado consumers as well as the Colorado Senate in enacting a proposed bill in the field of auto insurance. As a result of all their hard work, this bill became a new Colorado Insurance Law that will impact your un-insured/under-insured motorist coverage...

• Truck Accident Results in Fatality in Northern Colorado(2)

  Staff Writer | January 15, 2008 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  On Monday night, January 14th, the driver of a pickup truck was killed after a crash and the pickup erupted in flames.The pickup truck hit a cement truck at the intersection of Weld County Road 49 and Weld County Road 44 near Greeley. A police officer in the area tried to put out the flames with an extinguisher, however the pickup was burning too fast for him to get the driver out in time. The...

• SUV Rollover Accident in Florida kills 1, injures 7

  Linda Snyder | January 10, 2008 11:06 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  An SUV was involved in a crash early Tuesday morning when it went out of control and rolled over on Interstate 4 in Florida. As a result, the accident shut down all eastbound lanes, causing traffic to be backed up 9 miles.A family had rented the 2005 Ford Expedition when the driver lost control and flipped, killing the grandmother who was the driver and injuring the seven passengers. Two of the...