When a company has manufactured a defective car or motorcycle, either the manufacturer or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will order a recall. After issuing the recall, the manufacturer is responsible for contacting people who bought the product and making sure their customers hear about the recall. Southern Honda, a major Honda dealership… read more
A series of truck accidents involving 11 semi-trucks and one SUV occurred on the morning of Friday, October 26 in Limon, Colorado. Westbound I-70 was closed for about eight hours while emergency responders cleared the scene. One truck, carrying a potentially hazardous glue-like substance, burst into flames. Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials said that… read more
More vehicles are implementing sophisticated technologies that aim to prevent crashes by alerting drivers of potential dangers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that these vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication systems could prevent up to 80 percent of traffic accidents. The systems send messages to other cars about their speed and distances to help the… read more
According to court records, Ted Madrid did not mean to kill his girlfriend’s two-year-old son. It was his failure to act properly, however, that earned his guilty conviction. An Arapahoe jury found Madrid guilty of first-degree murder and two counts of child abuse resulting in death. These charges carry a mandatory life sentence in prison… read more
During 2011’s “Love Ride,” a charity motorcycle ride in Southern California, talk show host Jay Leno narrowly avoided a motorcycle accident. A new video recently surfaced on TMZ.com shows how the accident happened. In the video, a white motorcycle riding next to Leno brakes suddenly, and a bike crashes into it from behind. Both parties… read more
Last week, we wrote about an elderly woman who was in critical condition after being hit by a bus in Loveland, Colorado. Sadly, 70-year-old Norma Selzler passed away from her severe head injury two days after the accident. Now, driver Tracy McDowell, 37, is facing one charge of careless driving resulting in death. Loveland police… read more
Two motorcycles collided on Highway 135 near Crested Butte, killing one and injuring others. The two motorcycles – a Harley-Davidson and a chopper – were heading north when the chopper turned suddenly. It crashed into the Harley. Both motorcycles had passengers, and the accident threw all four people from the bikes. Ricky Miller, the chopper’s… read more
A 70-year-old woman was crossing the street at the corner of First Street and Denver Avenue in Loveland, Colorado. It was close to 8:30 am when a bus turned left onto the street she was crossing. The bus struck the woman, and she was taken to a hospital. According to the Denver Post, she is… read more
If you drive a 2007 or 2008 model of one of the following motorcycles, an upcoming motorcycle recall might affect you: BMW K1200 R BMW K1200 R Sport BMW K1200 S BMW is issuing the recall because certain conditions caused the brake fluid to foam, which could decrease the braking capacity in the front wheel… read more
Rylie Carbonneau, 7, was riding his tricycle near his home when a speeding truck hit him. Witnesses say the truck may have run a stop sign. The truck dragged him for nearly 50 feet before coming to a stop. Carbonneau broke both of his legs in the car accident. Doctors were unable to repair one… read more
