Automobile Accidents

• Red Light Runners Beware!

  April Armani | August 13, 2007 5:01 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Did you know that red light runners cause more than 100,000 crashes per year? This is why this week is National Stop on Red Week What measures are being taken to slow those inclined to run red lights? The city of Aurora has operated eight red lights for about a year and a half. Major intersections are down 33% at intersections with the red light cameras and 60% percent at the intersection of...

• Closure for the Bingham Family

  April Armani | July 31, 2007 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A brief update on Lawrence Truijillo, the man who hit and killed three members of the Bingham family last November at 15th and Arapahoe in downtown Denver, has pled guilty to all thirteen charges brought against him. As always, our thoughts and prayers are with the Bingham family. This incident serves as yet another reminder that it NEVER pays to drink and drive. This is why Bachus & Schanker...

• Child Killed at Car Wash in Colorado Springs

  Shannon Weidemann | July 25, 2007 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A 20-month-old boy was killed at a car wash in Colorado Springs on Saturday. He was playing outside of his car while his father was vacuuming it. A truck hit the boy when he stepped in front of it.Greco's family was at M&M Car Wash on Bula Drive when he was hit. Police say his father was cleaning the car when the accident happened and his mother and another child were nearby.Greco was taken to...

• Lower Speeds on I-70?

  April Armani | July 09, 2007 5:51 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Change of speed limit on I-70?Change might be a brewing in Eagle County where several Eagle County officials want to lower the speed limits on I-70, east of Vail. The Eagle County Public Safety Counsel has asked the Colorado Department of Transportation to consider lowering the speed limit from 75 mph to 65 mph between Edwards and Eagle. A study by the Eagle County Department of Health and...

• Horrible Car Crash Kills Three

  April Armani | July 05, 2007 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A horrible motor vehicle collision has left a mother, father and son dead with another toddler injured. The crash happened south of E. Mississippi Avenue and S. Chambers Road around 11 pm last night. A red 2002 Ford F650 tow truck was headed northbound on Chambers and hit a 1997 Honda CRV traveling in the same direction. The two truck then crossed the center median where it hit a 2003 Nissan...

• Teenager Hurt in Car Surfing Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 26, 2007 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Two 17-year-old teenage boys took turns "car surfing" on the hood of a car in a parking lot in Colorado Springs. One of the boys fell off the car and was critically injured. The car accident happened on Sunday at The Citadel. Police said the two were taking turns standing on the hood of the car while the other drove in circles when the one fell.Lieutenant Skip Arms said the driver faces a...

• 6 Face Charges In Drunk Driving Accident That Killed Teen

  Chrissie Cole | June 26, 2007 1:09 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Six people are facing criminal charges in a drunk driving accident that claimed the life of a teenage girl, 17, in a head-on car crash in March.Her friend was also seriously injured in the accident. Authorities say, another teen, 17, was driving drunk when she crossed the median into oncoming traffic. Now, charges are being filed against all the teenagers in the vehicle and the liquor store...

• Major Car Accident in Colorado Springs

  Shannon Weidemann | May 18, 2007 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A mulitple car accident on the Hancock Expressway closed down the road early this morning. Police believe that two cars were involved including one that rolled over. Police believe another car may be involved in the accident but it apparently left the scene to bring some injured people to the hospital.Police are calling it a serious injury accident and have called out their Major Accidents...

• Flash Flooding!

  April Armani | May 15, 2007 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Given yesterday's thunderstorm and the horrible news of people being swept away in flash floods (to read more, click here), a reminder about flash flooding is in order.A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low lying areas caused by intense rainfall that comes with a thunderstorm. The rain falls so quickly that the ground cannot absorb the water, then the runoff collects in low lying areas and...

• Go-Cart Driver Causes Accident in Grand Junction

  Shannon Weidemann | April 30, 2007 10:27 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A man driving a go-cart through the streets of Grand Juction while he was holding a beer caught the attention of police. They tried to stop the man, but he would not stop and led them on a go-cart speed chase. He drove down alleys and around buildings. The man reportedly caused an accident when he pulled onto one street, and made a car swerve and hit something. It wasn't clear what the car...