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From teenagers to commercial truck drivers, distracted driving is a ubiquitous problem on Colorado’s roads. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), distracted drivers are to blame for an average of 74 deaths per year, and this number is far surpassed by the number of drivers and passengers who suffer severe traumatic […]
Category: Car Accidents & Motor Vehicle Collisions
June is National Safety Month, as designated by the National Safety Council (NSC). For 2018, National Safety Month’s theme is, “No 1 Gets Hurt,” and the NSC is encouraging everyone to “focus[] on reducing [the] leading causes of injury and death at work, on the road and in our homes […]
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) from vehicle collisions and other accidents are alarmingly common. While it is hard for most people to imagine suffering a brain injury, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that millions of individuals seek medical treatment for TBI each year, and these […]
In 2017, the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) set a goal to reduce the total number of fatal and injury crashes investigated by state troopers by five percent. Unfortunately, the CSP’s 2017 Annual Report shows that this goal was not met. The total number of fatal and injury crashes dropped by […]
According to the National Safety Council’s (NSC) “The State of Safety” report, Colorado currently ranks 33rd in the nation in road safety. Colorado received a “C” grade based on the NSC’s methodology, which amounts to a score of between 50 and 59 percent. The NSC scored each state based upon […]
