According to a report in the Denver Post, since January 2008, less than half of those convicted in Colorado hit-and-run accidents are sentenced to prison. Most recently, Erin Jackson, a former teacher, only spent a single night in jail after she ran a red light, hit a 16-year-old East High School student with her car… read more
A motorcyclist was killed after crashing into a pickup truck in Phoenix on September 3, according to ABC 15. “Authorities responded to the crash near 40th Avenue and Thunderbird after receiving reports of an accident involving a motorcycle,” said Sgt. Trent Crump of the Phoenix Police Department. According to the police, prior to the accident,… read more
An accident between a motorcycle and a car has left a motorcyclist dead and police with questions, according to the Denver Post. The accident occurred near the intersection of West Alameda Avenue and South Clay Street in Denver on the evening of July 16 at around 6 p.m., according to NBC 9 News in Denver.… read more
A 37-year-old Utah Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) officer was killed in an off duty truck accident in Wyoming, according to Seattle PI. The accident happened on September 24. The officer, Keith Fullenkamp, had been hunting elk in Colorado and was on his way back to Utah when his pickup truck was struck by a… read more
On September 2, a moped rider was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident, according to KRDO.com. The moped rider suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries, according to the police. The crash happened around 9 p.m., near the intersection of Academy Boulevard and Astrozon Boulevard. The moped rider was hit as he was traveling through the… read more
On August 31, former U.S. national road champion Dale Stetina suffered life-threatening injuries in a bicycle accident near Boulder, Colorado. According to Velo News, he has started showing improvement over the last two weeks. Despite wearing a helmet, Stetina suffered a traumatic brain injury when he fell from his bike while trying to avoid hitting… read more
An August 24 Weld County car accident killed a tow truck driver and left a CSP trooper injured, according to Fox 31 in Denver. The tow truck driver, 47, was from Aurora and worked for C & J Auto Service. He and the trooper were at the scene of an earlier single vehicle accident on Highway… read more
A motorcycle accident on September 18 left a Utah probation and parole officer dead, according to Fox 13 in Salt Lake City. The accident happened in the morning around 12600 South and 4425 West and involved a collision between the parole officer’s motorcycle and a sanitation truck. At about 7:45 a.m., the probation officer was… read more
A September 6 tractor-trailer rollover following a collision with a car forced the closure of the eastbound lanes of I-70 near Georgetown for several hours. According to the Denver Post, the truck-car accident, which left the highway covered with debris, happened about 8 a.m. The car and truck collided, which led to the car being… read more
A September 9 collision between a minivan and a scooter left the scooter driver injured, according to the Prowers Journal. The accident only involved the two vehicles. Both vehicles were headed westbound on Colorado 50 at the time of the accident, which happened about two miles west of Rocky Ford at around 9:35 p.m. It… read more
