- Linda Chalat | February 11, 2011 5:35 PM | Denver, CO
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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...
- Linda Chalat | June 14, 2010 8:10 PM | Denver, CO
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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...
- Margaret Embry | July 28, 2009 10:22 AM | Colorado Springs, CO
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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...
- April Armani | August 21, 2007 12:58 PM | Denver, CO
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Automobile Accidents
The National Traffic Safety Administration released statistics yesterday which revealed that dunk driving related fatalities fell in 28 states. This newly released data shows that there were 13,470 deaths in 2006 involving drivers and motorcycle operators with blood alcohol levels of .08 or higher, which is the legal limit for adults throughout the country. The number was down slightly from...
- April Armani | July 31, 2007 11:13 AM | Denver, CO
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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...
- Chrissie Cole | June 26, 2007 1:09 AM | Denver, CO
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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...
- Christina Cole | March 27, 2007 9:25 AM | Fort Collins, CO
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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....