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Charges may be brought against 25-year-old Sarah Larocca, the driver of a Volkswagen Jetta that caused a major head-on collision last month. Authorities said that Larocca drifted into oncoming traffic on Jones Road, and subsequently collided with a sedan traveling east bound. The force of the car accident caused Larocca, one adult passenger, a 1-year-old… read more
High school sophomore Kevin McDonald was traveling to school with his older brother and younger sister on the morning of February 1, when their vehicle was struck by a 2007 Lincoln Navigator attempting to turn left into Pikes Peak Regional Hospital. According to KKTV, the impact of the collision violently forced the Jeep McDonald and… read more
CNN has covered multiple accidents reported all around Vail, Colorado on March 4, as a result of blizzard-like weather conditions. Most notably, stretches of Interstate 70 near the Blue River Parkway exit in Silverthorne were temporarily shut down due to car accidents involving at least 25 vehicles. A couple miles east, 30 more vehicles were… read more
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) establishes the regulations for any auto recalls. In 2012, there were upwards of 650 recalls for auto-related products. In total, the recalls affected 17.8 million vehicles, vehicle components and child safety seats. NHTSA relies on its own internal investigations and consumer complaints to discover which products require a… read more
NASCAR racers can hit speeds up to 200 mph during races. When something goes wrong at such high speeds, the results can be catastrophic. Such a disaster struck at the end of a NASCAR race at the Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, February 23. But how did this NASCAR crash even happen? During the last… read more
Jimmy Trinh was awakened at 5:35 a.m. by a knock on his door. It was a police officer and a firefighter telling him that he needed to leave his house immediately. His family spent the rest of the night at a neighbor’s house. He did not realize how much danger he was in until the… read more
Colorado and Washington are the first states in the country to legalize the use of marijuana for recreational purposes. There are many traffic safety risks involved with legalizing new drugs, and a recent video by CNN shows the effects of marijuana on drivers. CNN asked three different drivers – Addy, 27, a daily smoker; Dylan,… read more
A recent lawsuit blames an 85-year-old man for a car accident that left a 20-year-old woman with a traumatic brain injury. Chloe Demers says that she was using the crosswalk to cross a street in British Columbia when Merle Michels ran a red light and hit her with a Pontiac. She says that she suffers… read more
Cheyenne, Wyoming’s highest populated city, experienced a drop in car accidents in recent years despite a rising population. A report compiled from information from the Wyoming Depart of Transportation, the Cheyenne Police Department, the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office and the Wyoming Highway Patrol found that accidents decreased from 1,785 accidents in 2010 to 1,731 in… read more
A few years ago, wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits flooded Toyota’s offices. The office recently settled the first of many wrongful death suits. There are still hundreds of lawsuits pending. The suit was filed on behalf of Paul Van Alfen and Charlene Jones Lloyd, a couple who died when their Toyota Camry hit a… read more
