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Athletic Children Hospital Visits Up 60 Percent

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

Slick Substance On I-70 Causes Pileup

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

Attitude Is Everything For Teen With Spinal Injury

A 16-year-old Nebraska high school boy is slowly learning to walk again after a traumatic spinal injury that shattered his 12th vertebrae. Ryan Kile is incredibly optimistic young man. When doctors told his parents that 90 percent of patients with Ryan’s type of injury never walk again, he dismissed it. “I didn’t really think about… read more

California Man Seeks To Settle

A California man is seeking a plea deal in a case over an accident he is accused of causing that killed a motorcyclist this August. 21-year-old Joonwan Choi allegedly ran a stop sign in a BMW SUV at the Mesa Verde overpass of U.S. Highway 160, smashing into 54-year-old Richard E. James on his Harley… read more

Castle Rock Woman Dies From Brain Injuries

Michelle Stella, a 42-year-old woman from Castle Rock, CO, died recently from brain injuries sustained in a fight with her boyfriend last month. Stella had gone with her boyfriend, Eugene Medley of Peyton, CO, and her son to attend a wedding in Nebraska. On the way back from the wedding reception, Medley pulled the car… read more

Bar Fight Leads To Brain Injury

When people get into fights with one another, brain injury is probably not the first thing on their minds. In bar fights, it is unlikely that much thinking is going on at all. Nevertheless, impacts to the head can lead to brain injury, and it can be an unfortunate outcome when people start trading blows.… read more