On October 3, Amy Dombroski, a 26-year-old professional cyclist from Boulder, Colorado, was killed while on a training ride, according to Cycling News. Dombroski raced cyclo-cross for the Belgian Young Telenet-Fidea squad. The accident occurred while she was in Belgium. “Amy was doing a workout behind a scooter when around 4:00 pm, a collision occurred… read more
A bulldozer fell off a 160-foot high wall, killing its operator at the Bridger Coal Mine near Rock Springs, Wyoming, according to the Billings Gazette. The accident happened on October 6 at about 2:30 a.m. When the bulldozer plunged off the wall, the dozer operator, 44, was ejected from the cab and killed. The cause… read more
According to a Standard-Examiner report, a motorcyclist waiting at a commuter rail crossing was seriously injured when his motorcycle was rear-ended by a car. The accident happened on August 22 at around 6:40 p.m. in Pleasant View, Utah. A 59-year-old rider had just brought his motorcycle to a halt at a rail crossing near 2700… read more
A lane shift on Pershing Boulevard in Cheyenne has motorists scrambling to merge at the Pioneer Avenue intersection, according to the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle. Since the lanes on Pershing Boulevard were reconfigured last year, drivers and motorcyclists alike have been having trouble merging when the road quickly shifts from two lanes to one as traffic approaches… read more
Wyoming Public Media is reporting that after a video of a Tesla Model S fire went viral, analysts have downgraded the electric car company. The YouTube video, which made the rounds a couple of weeks ago, shows the car engulfed in flames, according to NPR. “The fire Tuesday was caused by a large metallic object… read more
A Sterling, Colorado man suffered a seizure, which led to a four-car accident in Nebraska that left him hospitalized, according to the Fremont Tribune. The man, 35, was traveling through the Nebraska Panhandle near Scottsbluff shortly before 10 a.m. when the accident occurred. As he was heading eastbound on the South Beltline Highway near the… read more
A motorcyclist was injured in an I-70 crash involving a pickup truck towing a trailer near Silt, Colorado, according to the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. The accident took place on September 9 at about 3:34 p.m. At that time, a 46-year-old motorcyclist was riding his BMW motorcycle westbound on Interstate 70. It was raining heavily… read more
A September 28 car accident left a 21-year-old woman dead and a 24-year-old charged with vehicular homicide, according to CBS 11 News in Colorado Springs. The nighttime accident happened at the intersection of Barnes Road and Iron Horse Trail. The 21-year-old was driving her Kia SUV east on Barnes prior to the accident. As she turned… read more
The Coloradoan is reporting that a Fort Collins man is in critical condition after he was hit by a SUV while riding his Vespa scooter. The accident occurred on the evening of September 29, at the intersection of Del Clair Road and Tulane Drive in Fort Collins, Colorado. The 30-year-old scooter rider was heading north… read more
According to Wyoming Public Media, a cross-country charity bike ride was ended abruptly when a semi-truck hit the cyclist. The cyclist, Jacob Landis, was about 180 miles from the end of a cross-country bike ride that had already seen him travel over 10,000 miles. He was attempting to ride his bike to every Major League… read more
