The New York Daily News reported that two Colorado men, 36 and 59-years-old, were driving to Cripple Creek, the popular casino destination, when the later suddenly fainted and the truck flew off the highway and crashed. The driver, who lost consciousness due to a diabetic episode, died upon impact. The passenger survived, albeit immobilized. The… read more
According to the Review Journal, a crowd gathered in remembrance of the 14-year-old girl who was fatally hit by a pick-up truck on November 9. The truck hit a group of three pedestrians, but the other two victims survived. The teen’s vigil, located at the intersection of Blue Diamond and Cimarron Roads, was cut short… read more
According to the Salt Lake Tribune, a 47 and 38-year-old couple from Vernal, Utah were riding north on U.S. Route 191 in Wyoming behind two pick-up trucks. As the first pick-up truck pulled onto the right-hand shoulder, the motorcyclists decided to pass them. However, the second pick-up truck did not see the couple moving down… read more
According to CBS 8 News Now, a Las Vegas woman was recently injured by two pit bulls on the afternoon of December 2. Police reports say that the victim was walking her own dogs near Tropicana Avenue and McLeod Drive, when two pit bulls attacked the woman and her dogs. Initially both pit bulls attacked… read more
According to the Collegian Central, temperatures fell down to the single digits in Fort Collins, Colorado, the site of recent roadway accidents. As a consequence, police placed the city on accident alert due to slick roads and snow. The accident alert status applies mostly to those involved in minor accidents in which neither party is… read more
On the eve of Thanksgiving, a 28-year-old Las Vegas motorcyclist was riding north on Centennial Center Boulevard in a 2011 Yamaha R1. Either defective parts or unsafe road conditions led to a loss of control just south of Azure Drive. The R1 swerved to the right and collided with a palm tree, killing the rider.… read more
According to Denver’s ABC 7, police discovered the victim of a hit and run near Kenton Street and East 4th Way around 10:20 p.m. on December 2. The female victim was barely alive upon discovery. Police summoned emergency crews to take her to the hospital, but she died en route. The victim’s neighbors were visibly… read more
More information was released from the University of Colorado Health study investigating the rise in bicycle accidents in Northern Colorado. Last year’s hospital records show 325 (up from 180 in 2006) injured cyclists were treated at Poudre Valley Hospital (PVH) in Fort Collins and Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland in the past year.… read more
According to KOLO 8 News Now, a new Nevada law allows for motorcyclists to ride through red-lighted intersections. The impetus for the law came from the realization that many of the automobile recognition systems which govern the changing of stop lights fail to recognize motorcycles and bicycles. According to a Nevada motorcyclist, this causes safety… read more
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ordered that Suzuki recall every GSX-R Sport Bike produced in the past 9 years. There are upwards of 200,000 Suzuki motorcycles produced that bear the defect. Your motorcycle may be defective, if you own either a GSX-R600 or GSX-R750 from 2004 to 2013, or a GSX-R1000 from 2005 to… read more
