Automobile Accidents

• 2006 Summit County car crashes totaled 687

  Staff Writer | January 19, 2007 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  An interesting article appeared yesterday in the Summit Daily News, detailing new statistics released by the Colorado State patrol about motor vehicle accidents in Summit County. While accidents that cause fatalities and injuries are decreasing, crashes related to DUI are increasing. Nearly half, or 330, of the 687 accidents in Summit County in 2006 resulted from drivers exceeding the speed...

• Snow storms bring mess of accidents

  Staff Writer | January 15, 2007 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  Since early Sunday morning, snowfall has brought a mess of motor vehicle accidents to the Fort Collins area, along with many other parts of Colorado.An article from The Coloradoan reports on a number of accidents that fortunately did not result in any fatalities.Apparently Colorado State Troopers responded to more than 20 accident calls by 2 p.m. on Sunday. Some of the accidents were SUV...

• Van Hits Toddler While Backing Up

  Staff Writer | July 19, 2006 5:20 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, a van hit a young boy as it backed out of the driveway on Monday, July 17. The child was initially knocked unconscious, but regained consciousness when he arrived at the hospital. The extent of his injury is still unknown. Police have indicated they may file charges against the driver, contingent upon a full investigation.

• Worst Intersections In Springs

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  According to the Colorado Springs Gazette, police announced 2005's mostdangerous intersections last week. The intersection of Academy and Fountaintopped the department's list.Statistics show that there were 38 accidents at Academy and Fountain, and 31people were hurt in the 20 crashes involving injuries.Nineteen of the 38 wrecks were rear-enders; 10 were broadside collisions;and three were...

• Eads Car Accident Kills Four

  Shannon Weidemann | May 28, 2008 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A car accident near Eads has killed four people and injured three on Friday. A car carrying four people tried to go around a tractor trailer on Colorado 287 and hit a minivan head on. The patrol...

• 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...

• Two Die in Colorado Tractor-Trailer Crash

  Courtney Mills | August 16, 2007 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A Colorado tractor-trailer crashed into part of a concrete pillar on I-70 in the early hours of August 15th, killing both occupants of the rig instantly and burning them so badly that the occupants of the cab were beyond identification.The tractor-trailer exploded into a fireball so explosive that it covered both sides of the interstate, forcing I-70 to be shut down until debris from the...

• 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.

• Colorado Springs Car Accident Injures Pedestrian

  Shannon Weidemann | December 28, 2007 8:51 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  A pedestrian was injured in a Colorado Springs car accident on Thursday. The driver of the car first drove into a home and then as he tried to drive away he hit a pedestrian. The pedestrian was injured. The driver was driving on North Carefree Circle in northeast Colorado Springs shortly before 4:45 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle on an icy spot while attempting to make a left...

• Two teens killed in crash with delivery truck

  April Armani | September 08, 2007 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  This blogger has stressed time and time again the importance of safe teen driving and awareness by those who operate trucks on the road. Unfortunately, crashes keep on happening. Case in point, a crash last night in Arvada between a car and a refrigerated delivery truck killed two high school students and injured two others. Arvada police found that a Mercury Sable was headed westbound on...