Automobile Accidents

• Flash Flooding!

  April Armani | May 15, 2007 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Given yesterday's thunderstorm and the horrible news of people being swept away in flash floods (to read more, click here), a reminder about flash flooding is in order.A flash flood is a rapid flooding of low lying areas caused by intense rainfall that comes with a thunderstorm. The rain falls so quickly that the ground cannot absorb the water, then the runoff collects in low lying areas and...

• Storm Causes 16 Car Accident in Aurora

  Shannon Weidemann | March 30, 2007 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A late spring ice storm caused icy conditions on I-70 and Interstate 225. Sixteen cars were involved in a chain reaction of accidents that sent nine people to the hospital. The accident happened around 6:30 pm on Thursday.Rescue crews had difficulty accessing the scene because of vehicles stopped and stuck on the ramp. Ambulances took six people to the Medical Center of Aurora and three to the...

• US 285 at Kenosha Pass closed after accident

  Staff Writer | February 05, 2007 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A Friday morning motor vehicle accident closed US 285 at Kenosha Pass for about four hours, says a report from The Flume. The accident, which did not include any fatalities, was may have been caused by icy conditions between Denver and Fairplay. The weather service reported wind advisories in the area on Friday. If you or someone you know has been injured in an automobile accident, it may be in...

• Car accident in Greely causes serious injuries

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A Tuesday night motor vehicle accident in west Greely caused serious injuries to a 32-year-old man and his 5-year-old son who were passengers in the car. A report from The Tribune said that the driver is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol while drivnig east on U.S. 34 and crashing into another car heading north on 83rd Avenue. The people in the other car involved in the accident...

• Man guilty of murder in fatal road rage case

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  MyFoxColorado.com reported yesterday that a jury found a man guilty of vehicular homicide in a road rage case. More than one year ago, Jason Reynolds pulled his car in front of another vehicle on the E-470 toll road and slammed on his brakes. His actions, characterized as road rage, caused a three-car accident and two deaths. If you or someone you know has been involved in a motor vehicle...

• 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.

• More cars collide with wildlife

  Staff Writer | January 19, 2007 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Check out an interesting article in The Coloradoan out of Fort Collins today addressing the increasing numbers of wildlife-related motor vehicle accidents. The article estimates that more than 1.5 million wildlife-vehicle accidents occur nationally each year, and cause 161 human fatalities. In Colorado alone, these wildlife accidents have increased about 300 percent in the last 10 years. Fall is...

• Should cell phone use while driving be banned?

  Staff Writer | January 18, 2007 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  An interesting AP article yesterday addresses the increasing numbers of motor vehicle accidents resulting from cellular phone usage. Colorado State Troopers are now asking people involved in crashes whether they were using cellular phones at the time. These troopers may be able to gather enough evidence to argue for a legal ban on cell phone usage while driving. Beginning January 1, troopers now...

• Text-Messaging Causing Car Accidents

  Staff Writer | January 17, 2007 7:50 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  State troopers say cell phone text messaging is causing more accidents than ever before. The problem is that while it's easy to spot people talking at the wheel, it is much harder to catch people texting at the wheel. Troopersare convinced cell phone use is causing wrecks, but drivers never admit to it. Trooper Lonnie Haschell sees drivers do it, but he can't stop them. "Unless there is...

• Motorist Crashes on Satellite Navigation Command

  Staff Writer | January 16, 2007 6:04 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A 46-year-old German motorist driving along a busy road suddenly veered to the left and ended up stuck on a railway track because his satellite navigation system told him to, police said on Sunday. The motorist was heading into the north German city of Bremen "when the friendly voice from his satnav told him to turn left," a spokesman said. "He did what he was ordered to do and turned his Audi...