Summit County has 17-times more traumatic brain injuries per capita than the national average, according to SummitDaily.com. Considering the outdoor activities that go on there, such as skiing and mountain biking, the number is not that surprising. With the recent attention that concussions and TBI have been getting, though, Summit County is responding by seeing… read more
Two recent crashes have made 2011 the deadliest year of motorcycle accidents in Nebraska since 1987, and Omaha-area law enforcement agencies are urging motorcyclists and drivers to take precautions to prevent any further deaths. In one Tuesday this month, there were two serious motorcycle accidents. The first involved a Columbus man, who ran his bike… read more
A Leadville, Colorado child will possibly go blind after sustaining brain injuries at the hands of a woman he was placed with by social services. The child’s mother had used alcohol and drugs while pregnant, leaving the boy developmentally disabled. Due to poor home conditions, social services took him from his mother and placed him… read more
Authorities have cited an EDS Waste Solutions driver for causing several crashes after spilling some of the contents of his truck on Interstates 70 and 76. Wheat Ridge, Colorado, police say the truck leaked treated waste that created a half-mile slick on the highway. Two motorcyclists who hit the substance lost control of their bikes… read more
An Omaha woman was critically injured in a car crash this weekend, suffering a brain hemorrhage and internal injuries. Rachel Richards, 24, was driving in the early morning hours Saturday with passenger Matthew Gilkerson, 21, of Omaha, when she lost control of her car on southbound Abbot Drive, south of Fort Street. Her car went… read more
A former skiing star and his 17-year old son went out for a ride on their motorcycles in August and came back home with a cumulative 24 points against their licenses between them. Andy Mill, a resident of Aspen, was taking his son on a ride over Independence Pass when they passed a black motorcycle… read more
A new program in Colorado Springs is helping military personnel suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder deal with their affliction through one of man’s oldest pastimes: art. Veterans and retired military personnel are getting help from an organization called Military Creative Expressions in art therapy. A veteran named Juliet Madsen was forced to retire after an… read more
An Aurora motorcycle officer narrowly missed being seriously injured or killed last week in a routine traffic stop on Interstate 225. The officer had pulled over a Hyundai Elantra on the left shoulder of the interstate and was standing next to his motorcycle when he heard screeching tires. He looked up to see a Chevy… read more
The number of athletic children going to the hospital for concussions is up 60 percent from a decade ago, according to a new federal study. This large hike in the rate of hospital visits is likely due to increased awareness of the dangers of brain injury among parents and educators. This awareness is becoming more… read more
A slick substance spilled out on I-70 in Denver earlier this month from an unidentified vehicle, causing a multiple vehicle accident. Police say an unknown vehicle, probably a truck of some kind, dumped a “dirt and oily mix” on the highway. The substance caused three motorcycles to go down first. As other vehicles tried to… read more
