When you hire an attorney to represent you after an auto accident, your recovery will often rely on clearly establishing “duty of care”. Duty of care is based on the idea that each of us has an obligation to act in a way that will not injure anyone else. In the instance of driving a… read more
When you are in a motorcycle accident as the result of someone else’s carelessness, hiring an experienced motorcycle accident attorney will give you the best chance of seeing that justice is served. Such attorneys will have investigators who can look at your accident and reconstruct exactly what happened, helping to prove that your injury was… read more
If you are called as a witness in your lawsuit, you will have to go through a deposition. In a deposition you will be put under oath and asked questions by attorneys while a court reporter types down every word said; some depositions are even recorded on video. Depositions can be intimidating, so it is… read more
A motorcycle rider has been sentenced to one to three years in prison after a motorcycle accident that led to the death of his girlfriend while both were under the influence of alcohol. Douglas Bruce, 44, told the court that he and his girlfriend, Pauline VanThiel, 51, were just going for a little ride before… read more
A drunken driver who caused a crash that killed a beloved Denver educator received 15 years in jail. Community College of Denver professor Yvonne Frye was returning home from grading papers around 2 a.m. Oct. 6, 2010 at East 14th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard when Jose Nevarez-Coronado hit her. He was blackout drunk and traveling… read more
We wrote several weeks ago of the decision of Colorado Law Tigers to reward two Denver area teens with $10,000 for their heroic efforts in chasing down a drunken hit-and-run driver involved in a fatal accident. Last week, our very own Tom Metier presented to award in the form of two giant-sized checks for $5,000… read more
The lawyer for a tow-truck driver involved in a towing accident that claimed the life of a woman last March claims his client’s inebriation had nothing to do with the accident. While the attorney acknowledges his client had a blood alcohol level of .114, he insists a defective vehicle he was towing led to the… read more
Police are attempting to track down witnesses of a fatal car crash where an alleged drunk driver ran a red light and hit another car, killing its driver. Surveillance video from a nearby business shows a mid-1990s Volkswagen Jetta following a car driven by suspected drunk driver Viet Quoc Nguyen. Authorities have charged Nguyen, 25,… read more
Surveillance video from a motorcycle store has been released that shows the last moments of a young female motorcyclist’s life, just before an alleged drunk driver hit her. The 22-year-old Plantation college student had just won a coveted spot on the Miami Heat dance squad when she was killed. The video shows her stopping with… read more
Police in El Cerrito, California are urging football fans to designate a driver during Super Bowl weekend. The Bay Area city is likely to be filled with football fans cheering their team on, contributing to increased incidents of drunken driving. “While I encourage everyone to have fun…I implore you to do so in a safe… read more
