Automobile Accidents

• Two teens killed in crash with delivery truck

  April Armani | September 08, 2007 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  This blogger has stressed time and time again the importance of safe teen driving and awareness by those who operate trucks on the road. Unfortunately, crashes keep on happening. Case in point, a crash last night in Arvada between a car and a refrigerated delivery truck killed two high school students and injured two others. Arvada police found that a Mercury Sable was headed westbound on...

• Two Die in Colorado Tractor-Trailer Crash(2)

  Courtney Mills | August 16, 2007 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  A Colorado tractor-trailer crashed into part of a concrete pillar on I-70 in the early hours of August 15th, killing both occupants of the rig instantly and burning them so badly that the occupants of the cab were beyond identification.The tractor-trailer exploded into a fireball so explosive that it covered both sides of the interstate, forcing I-70 to be shut down until debris from the...

• Lower Speeds on I-70?

  April Armani | July 09, 2007 5:51 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  Change of speed limit on I-70?Change might be a brewing in Eagle County where several Eagle County officials want to lower the speed limits on I-70, east of Vail. The Eagle County Public Safety Counsel has asked the Colorado Department of Transportation to consider lowering the speed limit from 75 mph to 65 mph between Edwards and Eagle. A study by the Eagle County Department of Health 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Avoid accidents with bicycle safety tips

  Staff Writer | December 01, 2006 10:48 AM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  The University of Colorado's student newspaper published a story today about bicycle accidents with motorists, and how cyclists can avoid them. TheCampusPress.com reports that, because of the broad popularity of cycling as transportation in Boulder, the city has more than its share of bicycle accidents.The Boulder Police Department says that many of these accidents happen because motorists don't...

• Ford Recalls 1.2 Million Vehicles

  Staff Writer | August 13, 2006 11:37 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  According to Reuters, Ford has extended 2005's 3.8 million vehicle recall to include over 1.2 million vehicles manufactured at the Chamberlain Lane, Kentucky Truck Plant. This includes the F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 trucks built from1994 - 2002, 2000-2004 Excursions, 1998 Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer SUVs and 1996 - 2002 commercial vans built in Louisville. It appears that fire may break...

• Chrysler Recalls Liberty SUV

  Staff Writer | August 06, 2006 11:33 PM | 0 CommentsDenver, CO

  According to the AP, Chrysler announced the recall of over 800,000 Jeep Liberty SUVs because of the possibility of drivers losing steering control. This comes as the automaker has received over 100 reported problems, some of which resulted in injury. This follows a recall on more than 300,000 Liberty vehicles in 2003, due to problems with the front suspension. Liberty owners will receive recall...