Posts tagged accident

• Graduation Commencements Bring Traffic Congestion

  Linda Chalat | May 09, 2012 6:00 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The excitement of college commencement is a thrill to remember – but often those caught in the resulting traffic jams at our two large state universities have more painful memories of...

• Warm Weather Brings Out Cyclists

  Linda Chalat | April 17, 2012 6:36 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The warming days and earlier daybreaks are inviting more people to peddle to work or school. But drivers are not necessarily in sync with the increase of the number of bicyclists. A man...

• Distracted Driving Laws Needed

  Linda Chalat | April 03, 2012 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Thornton police seized the cellphone of Michael J. Grennan, 33, Saturday after an accident on East 168th Avenue where two pedestrians were killed and a teen-age boy seriously injured. The...

• Restrictions Result in Fewer Deaths for 16 Year Olds

  Linda Chalat | September 14, 2011 12:50 PM | 1 CommentDenver, CO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A new nationwide study has found that strong driver's-license laws have led to fewer fatal crashes among 16-year-olds, but also may have contributed to more fatal accidents among 18-year-olds. Many...

• Even at the Best Labs, Safety May be Lacking

  Linda Chalat | August 22, 2011 5:57 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Last April, a piece of lab machinery killed a Yale University student when it ensnared her hair, and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has determined that the equipment was...

• Bicyclist Killed When Crossing in Front of Car

  Linda Chalat | July 29, 2011 5:45 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 52-year-old bicyclist was killed yesterday, after he was hit by a car at an intersection in Centennial. It was dusk and a witness told police that she had observed the bicyclist riding on the...

• Damages Cap Limits Adequate Compensation in Train Wreck

  Linda Chalat | July 15, 2011 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Twenty-five people died and more than 100 were injured when a Los Angeles Metrolink commuter train collided head-on with a Union Pacific freight train in 2008. Yesterday a judge divided $200...

• Roller Coaster Tragedy Results from Operator Inattention

  Linda Chalat | April 22, 2011 6:13 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Now with the warmer days of summer soon here, families all over the nation will be enjoying big and small amusement centers. But the tragedy that occurred on a Saturday night two summers ago is a...

• National Poison Prevention Week

  Linda Chalat | March 21, 2011 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In recognition of National Poison Prevention Week, President Obama observed that each day, emergency rooms treat nearly 2,000 Americans for accidental poisonings, and dozens die as a result of...

• Canadian Program Worthy of Duplication

  Linda Chalat | February 17, 2011 11:13 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  J Smarts is a Canadian program dedicated to reducing the frequency and severity of preventable injuries amongst Canadian youth. The organization provides youth activities that build awareness,...