Automobile Accidents

• Safety Features for vehicles

  Staff Writer | March 06, 2006 8:47 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Consumerreports.org give us a list of safety features to look for when choosing a vehicle. Click here to read the full article.

• Cell Phones while Driving

  Staff Writer | February 21, 2006 12:38 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Can you drive safely and use your cell phone?At any moment of any day, 500,000 drivers of passenger vehicles are talking on handheld cell phones. Cell phones are, without a doubt, the latest, most visible, and most controversial source of driver in-attention. For a majority of motorists, seeing another driver talking on the phone is a red flag! Several states have introduced legislation to...

• Hybrid Safety Issues

  Staff Writer | February 21, 2006 12:25 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Hybrid-run vehicles run on a combination of electric power and a conventional gasoline engine with a large battery pack to energize an electric motor(s). It is the battery and the high-voltage cables under the passenger compartment connecting it to the motor(s) that is of concern.These safety concerns come from emergency responders, firefighters and prospective buyers new to the technology. ...

• Teen Traffic Deaths

  Staff Writer | February 14, 2006 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A recent early morning traffic accident claimed the life of a 17-year-old student at Cherry Creek Prep alternative school; his parents thought he was in bed asleep. A westbound car driven by Christopher Michael Thielen of Arapahoe County crossed into oncoming traffic and an eastbound motorist was hit; the 38-year-old woman was taken to Medical Center of Aurora South.The 48-year-old man driving a...

• 51-year old bicyclist killed crossing Sheridan Boulevard

  Staff Writer | February 01, 2006 6:25 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  According to the Rocky Mountain News article by Felix Doligosa, Jr., the victim died at the scene of the accident after being hit by a southbound truck in the 3300 block of South Federal.Read the entire accident article.

• In Support of New Seat Belt Legislation

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2006 7:24 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Colorado is one of 27 states that has "secondary" seat-belt enforcement, which means officers can only cite drivers for seat-belt violations if they are stoped for other infractions.The Denver Post offers more about the parents of a car accident victim who are fighting for tougher seat belt laws.

• More Ford Defective Products: Spark Plugs Spit

  Staff Writer | January 27, 2006 9:09 AM | 1 CommentDenver, CO

  ConsumerAffairs.com today discussed a problem with Ford F-series trucks. Apparently the engines don't like the taste of their spark plugs and are spitting them out.The website says they have received more than a dozen complaints already this year, and the issue involves vehicles from the model years 1999-2004.A federally mandated recall would have devastating financial implications for Ford...

• Firefighter's Wife Sues For Accident That Killed Husband

  Staff Writer | January 20, 2006 8:42 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Michael Lynch, a volunteer firefighter, was killed while directing traffic after a car accident on US 50. Christopher Gunja was traveling over 50 miles per hour when he slammed into Lynch, who was thrown 136 feet due to the force of the collision.Lynch's wife has filed a lawsuit against Gunja and his parents.According to cbs4denver.com's article about the accident lawsuit:Under Colorado's...