Posts tagged driving

• 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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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....

• Discipline Action Late But Appropriate for Drunk Lawyer

  Linda Chalat | June 14, 2010 8:10 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Last summer, an attorney driving a luxury SUV struck a cyclist on the Interstate 70 on-ramp in Evergreen. The driver, lawyer Jeffrey Detlefs, sped away with several of his children as passengers in...

• Texting Law Goes Into Effect In Colorado

  Chrissie Cole | November 30, 2009 1:33 PM | 0 CommentsFort Collins, CO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  New laws involving cell phone use while driving go into effect in Colorado tomorrow banning texting for all drivers and cell phone use for drivers under 18. The new law will make it a primary...

• 6 Face Charges In Drunk Driving Accident That Killed Teen

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

  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...

• Too High to Drive?

  Linda Chalat | March 06, 2012 6:38 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  We are two months into the legislative session and there is still tussling over a bill to create strict new standards in Colorado for driving under the influence of drugs including...

• 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...

• Prep Your Car & Yourself For Winter Driving

  Linda Chalat | November 10, 2010 5:28 PM | 1 CommentDenver, CO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  With November in full swing, many of us have turned our attention to the exciting holiday season that awaits us, and of course, the shift into winter weather. Already, the daily weather forecasts...

• Two Car Collision Closes I-25 for Four Hours and Leaves One Critically Injured

  Margaret Embry | July 28, 2009 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On Saturday, July 25th in Colorado Springs, a two car collision on I-25 caused a part of the interstate to be closed for four hours, according to KOAA, NBC Channel 5. An investigation by the...

• Closure for the Bingham Family

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

  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...

• Removal of Damages Caps Bill Advancing

  Linda Chalat | February 11, 2011 5:35 PM | 1 CommentDenver, CO Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A mother has made it her mission to make drunk drivers pay for the pain their accidents may cause. She’s backing a bill that would put anyone convicted of a DUI on the hook not only for their...