An arctic blast ushered in the New Year, with temperatures plunging below zero and the wind chill pushing the thermometer even lower. Snow blanketed much of Colorado as the winter of 2015 settled in and the frigid weather shows no signs of a thaw. The Farmer’s Almanac calls for bitter […]
Category: Car Accidents & Motor Vehicle Collisions
Colorado has seen a spike in driving fatalities in which marijuana alone was involved. Your Denver accident attorney notes that the increase started in 2009 when Colorado legalized medical marijuana dispensaries. Of 24,000 driving fatalities in 2010, marijuana contributed to 12 percent, a three-fold increase from 2000. Even more disturbing […]
While parents focus on a variety of risks facing their children–alcohol, drugs, cyber bullying to name a few–there is one that often gets overlooked but claims too many lives. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of mortality for young people ages 4 through 34. The reason? Teen drivers. Your […]
The leading cause of death for teens in the United States is motor vehicle accidents. Teens face the greatest risk of being in an accident during their first year of driving. Those two facts fuel the debate over whether it is a teen’s age or lack of experience that leads […]
In June, we discussed the collision between Walmart’s truck and Morgan’s vehicle. We focused on Morgan’s assertions that the driver of the truck violated applicable trucking regulations, and that the violation caused the accident. Morgan has sued Walmart seeking recovery for his injuries, and in his suit, he points to […]