Truck drivers contribute to a wide range of industries in Colorado, and the drivers of large trucks put much effort into delivering and picking up cargo. Their long hours mean they may get tired behind the wheel. Unfortunately, feeling drowsy could increase the...
Deer and wildlife can cause motor vehicle crashes
Colorado is not as bad as some states when it comes to the likelihood of hitting a deer. Nonetheless, according to State Farm Insurance, there is a 1 in 209 chance that you will hit a deer as one of the nearly two million animal-vehicle collisions each year. The...
Caffeine consumption linked to truck accidents
Federal hours of service regulations were put into place to protect road users in Colorado and around the country from dangerously fatigued truck drivers. These regulations limit the amount of time that truck drivers can spend on the road each day and mandate lengthy...
Auto accidents: Impairment suspected in crash that injures 1
The influence of alcohol or drugs can have a significant impact on a person's ability to operate a vehicle. Those who drive while impaired run a higher chance of creating a potentially hazardous scenario and auto accidents involving such negligence can have disastrous...
Backing off will make you a better driver
You may not consider tailgating a significant cause of motor vehicle accidents. Your thoughts may turn to drivers moving too fast or too slow, disrupting the flow of traffic. Or you may worry more about drunk, distracted or intoxicated motorists, whose disregard for...
Hit-and-run car accident near college campus injures student
Many college campuses are filled with students who would rather walk to and from classes than run the risk of being late while trying to find a parking spot. With the resulting influx in pedestrian traffic, nearby drivers must use caution as they navigate near campus,...
Drunk driving takes a life every 50 minutes
Fatal accidents happen for many reasons; the vast majority of those reasons are easily avoidable. People run red lights, send text messages, brake-check the cars behind them, tailgate the cars in front of them and drive recklessly in all sorts of different ways. One...
Impairment suspected in fatal car accident in Colorado
Losing control of a vehicle can be a scary experience and in the time it takes to realize what is going on and take steps to steer back on course, the threat of a collision may be close at hand. In some cases, a driver may have little to no time to react to such a...
Vicarious liability claims may help support auto accident victims
Most Coloradans who have been injured in an auto accident feel like they have been cheated. In the blink of an eye, they have to find a way to cope with an enormous amount of pain and suffering, while at the same time, securing the funds needed to pay for medical care...
Untreated sleep apnea can lead to serious auto accidents
Even the safest Colorado drivers are at risk of being seriously injured or killed in a car accident caused by the negligence of another. This negligence can come about in a number of ways, too. Distracted driving, primarily driven by texting and driving, continues to...