Automobile Accidents

• Glenwood Springs Accident Kills One

  Shannon Weidemann | March 29, 2007 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A Tuesday evening accident on County Road 115 in Glenwood Springs left one person dead and three others in the hospital. The 19-year-old driver of the car was killed after she went off the road and flipped the car. Her three passengers were ejected from the 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche. The crash occurred at about 6:47 p.m. When emergency personnel arrived, they found a 2003 Chevrolet Avalanche...

• Parents of Teen Killed by Drunk Driver, want to Change Drunk Driving Laws

  Christina Cole | March 27, 2007 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO

  Friends and family gathered to remember two students killed by a suspected drunk driver. Jacob and his girlfriend, Jennifer, were killed last Thursday after another vehicle crashed into the back of their Saturn on the Interstate.Jacob's parents announced at the service that they are now activists against drunk driving. They are planning to change the laws in Colorado about drunk driving....

• US 285 at Kenosha Pass closed after accident

  Staff Writer | February 05, 2007 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A Friday morning motor vehicle accident closed US 285 at Kenosha Pass for about four hours, says a report from The Flume. The accident, which did not include any fatalities, was may have been caused by icy conditions between Denver and Fairplay. The weather service reported wind advisories in the area on Friday. If you or someone you know has been injured in an automobile accident, it may be in...

• C-470 accident included police cruiser

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2007 9:13 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A multiple-vehicle accident on C-470 yesterday afternoon casued the westbound lanes to be closed to clear the pile-up, which included a police cruiser from Littleton.A report on MyFoxColorado.com said that there were a number of accidents along the same stretch of C-470 in Douglas County yesterday due to the icy conditions. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported.The westbound lanes of...

• Man arrested for year-old car accident

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2007 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  After a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred nearly one year ago, a man was just arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide and other charges.The man, Jade Brandon Huskey, was originally thought to be a passenger in the car that killed a woman named Molly Gomez, presumably the driver. At the scene of the accident, Huskey admitted to drinking too much and reportedly had a blood-alcohol...

• Freak accident kills Colorado Springs man

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 1:50 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  News First 5/30 reported this week that a freak motor vehicle accident in a garage killed a man in his 60s last weekend. The man was reportedly helping to direct his friend in backing a pickup truck into the garage, when the friend's foot slipped off the brake, hitting the gas full force. As a result, the car pinned the man agains the garage wall, severing his legs. Thought he was rushed to...

• Man indicted for fatal car accident

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The Durango Herald reported yesterday that a Federal grand jury indicted a man in a tragic motor vehicle accident that killed two people just two months ago near Capote Lake.The man, Jamie L. Wood, was indicted on two counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of two women who were Southern Ute Indian Tribe members. Wood is suspected of driving under the influence of drugs, including marijuana...

• Car accident in Greely causes serious injuries

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A Tuesday night motor vehicle accident in west Greely caused serious injuries to a 32-year-old man and his 5-year-old son who were passengers in the car. A report from The Tribune said that the driver is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol while drivnig east on U.S. 34 and crashing into another car heading north on 83rd Avenue. The people in the other car involved in the accident...

• Man guilty of murder in fatal road rage case

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  MyFoxColorado.com reported yesterday that a jury found a man guilty of vehicular homicide in a road rage case. More than one year ago, Jason Reynolds pulled his car in front of another vehicle on the E-470 toll road and slammed on his brakes. His actions, characterized as road rage, caused a three-car accident and two deaths. If you or someone you know has been involved in a motor vehicle...

• Overturned snowplow blocks I-70 at Aspen Pass

  Staff Writer | January 25, 2007 11:37 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  In Summit County yesterday, a snowplow accident on Interstate 70 blocked westbound traffic near milepost 195. The snowplow reportedly tipped over on the median near Copper Mountain. After both westbound lanes of the highway were shut down to clear the accident, traffic was backed up six miles for a couple of hours.