admin October 30th, 2007
October 30, 2007
According to the Colorado State Patrol, 2,558 tickets were issued in 11 counties during the Click It or Ticket campaign the week of Oct. 15 – 21. Of those, seven people were killed in Colorado car crashes. Despite the campaign covering the entire state, authorities reported that they issued an average of 360 seat-belt tickets every day during the week of the campaign.
Wearing seat belts dramatically reduce the chances of people being injured or even killed in auto accidents. According to the Denver Post, 75 percent of people thrown from their vehicles in auto accidents will die. The group most likely not to wear seat belts is teens.
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admin October 29th, 2007
October 26, 2007
Earlier this week, the Colorado State Patrol announced the Alive at 25 Parent Program, which is created to teach young drivers the dangers associated with inexperienced driving, poor decisions, and other factors that can lead to Colorado car crashes. The program, which begins this November, includes assemblies that focus on real-life stories about teens who have lost their lives or have been injured in car accidents. Additionally, the program encourages parents to teach their children about the responsibilities that come with driving in Colorado, which is the first state to offer this kind of program to parents.
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admin October 23rd, 2007
October 22, 2007
Early this morning a motorist hit a truck driver as he was on the side of I-76 securing the straps on his truck’s trailer. According to reports, the Colorado truck accident occurred when the truck driver, who is from Aurora, had stopped on the side of the road to adjust the load he was carrying in his truck when the motorist drove his car onto the shoulder and hit the truck driver. The truck driver sustained serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. The Colorado truck crash is still under investigation.
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admin October 19th, 2007
October 19, 2007
Early this morning, a tractor trailer truck slid off a section of WB I-70 near mile marker 299 after it got a flat tire. The Colorado truck accident caused the truck to veer off the road into a guard rail and roll over on its side, resulting in the rig to catch fire. The driver escaped the fire without serious injury.
As a result of the Colorado truck crash, the westbound lanes of I-70 near Bennet were closed during the morning hours. Authorities said they will not charge the truck driver because the Colorado truck accident occurred due to equipment failure.
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admin October 16th, 2007
October 16, 2007
Following a fatal auto accident last March, parents of three teens have filed a Colorado wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of a truck whose vehicle struck the SUV carrying the teens. According to the Durango Herald, Eugene Chavez was driving a commercial vehicle for TRC Companies when he veered off Colorado Highway 140, striking the SUV, which was parked in a private driveway. According to officials, Chavez was traveling about 55 to 65 mph when he struck the parked SUV.
Chavez said that he was trying to avoid a Colorado state trooper that was parked on the wrong side of the highway, facing the wrong direction when he veered off the highway. The lawsuit filed against him alleges he exceeded the legal amount of hours allotted for commercial drivers as well as negligent driving.
Also named in the Colorado wrongful death lawsuit are La Plata County, the sheriff’s deputy who had stopped his car on the highway, and TRC Companies, Inc./Cubix Corporations.
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admin October 12th, 2007
October 12, 2007
Yesterday afternoon two state troopers were injured in a Colorado car accident when they were assisting a motorist and an SUV crossed the median and struck the troopers. Neither the driver of the SUV or the motorist were injured, however, both troopers were taken to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Currently, police are investigating the car accident scene to determine what exactly caused the driver of the SUV to veer into the median. All names of the people involved in the car crash are being withheld for the time being.
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admin October 9th, 2007
October 9, 2007
As a Denver policeman attempted to reach the site of an attempted robbery, his car collided with an SUV. The SUV was then flipped on its side, trapping one of its passengers underneath the wreckage.
Immediately, witnesses and those involved in the Colorado car crash realized someone was trapped under the SUV and were able to lift the vehicle and reach the passenger. Everyone involved in the accident was taken to a local hospital, however, the passenger who had been trapped under the SUV died at the hospital.
According to reports, the driver of the SUV may have had his vision blocked by a fence, therefore making it difficult to see the oncoming police car. Also, police say they are unsure if the SUV yielded to the police car or if the officer slowed down at the intersection. A full investigation is underway.
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admin October 5th, 2007
October 5, 2007
According to the Rocky Mountain News, a Colorado car crash resulted in the death of a motorcyclist and the serious injuries of his passenger. While traveling down Weld County Road 37, a car was attempting to turn left onto County Road 8 when it struck the motorcycle.
The driver of the motorcycle was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital and his passenger suffered serious injuries. The driver of the car suffered minimal injuries and faces charges of careless driving causing death.
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admin October 3rd, 2007
October 2, 2007
Almost a year after a mother and her two children were struck and killed while crossing the street, the man responsible for the fatal hit-and-run accident finally faces sentencing today.
Last November as the Bingham family made their way across the street in downtown Denver, Lawrence Trujillo and his passenger Eric Snell were riding in a pickup truck when Trujillo ran a red light. Trujullo’s truck slammed into the family of four, killing the mother, 39, and two young children, ages 2 and 4. The father was the only one who survived. Trujillo immediately drove away after the accident, but not before his license plate fell at the scene.
Trujillo could face up to 174 years in prison, and Snell could receive up to 90 days in jail and two years of probation under a plea agreement, according to the Rocky Mountain News.
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