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On August 31, former U.S. national road champion Dale Stetina suffered life-threatening injuries in a bicycle accident near Boulder, Colorado. According to Velo News, he has started showing improvement over the last two weeks. Despite wearing a helmet, Stetina suffered a traumatic brain injury when he fell from his bike while trying to avoid hitting… read more
On May 31, an accident at a carnival in Riverton, Wyoming sent a 16-year-old girl to a Denver hospital with head trauma, according to County 10. The accident occurred at the North Star Amusements Carnival at the Fremont County Fairgrounds. According to the Riverton Police, the girl was injured riding a “bungee jumping” amusement. [map… read more
Last month, two 17-year-old girls were severely injured while parasailing in Florida, according to ABC News. Fox 59 in Indianapolis reported that the teens, Alexis Fairchild and Sidney Good, who are from Huntington, Indiana and were on vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida when the accident occurred, were parasailing in tandem when their towrope broke… read more
Colorado Springs is the second most populous city in Colorado with a population of 416,427, second only to Denver. However, Colorado Springs is second to no city in Colorado in terms of area with a total land and water area of 194.7 square miles, including eight major highways. The main three are Interstate 25, US… read more
[map id=”map1″ w=”375″ h=”375″ address=”Grand Lake, CO” marker=”no” z=”14″] Lucas Ackerman, 33, was arrested under suspicion of DUI after the vehicle he was driving hit pedestrians on Highway 34 following a Fourth of July fireworks show in Grand Lake, according to Fox 31 in Denver. Ackerman, a female and an unspecified number of children left… read more
Tomorrow is the Fourth of July, and like many people in the United States, you may be planning to spend the day celebrating with your family and/or friends. The Fourth is a wonderful holiday that celebrates the founding of this country with food, fireworks and festivities. Inevitably, as with any major holiday, the Fourth of… read more
Hard winds, excessive speed, and a top-heavy load were contributing factors to a semi-trailer toppling over and spilling part of its cargo in Casper, Wyoming on May 30. The truck was carrying nearly 4,000 gallons of CL-23 Crosslinker; a clear, colorless fluid used in hydraulic fracturing. Authorities said three of the twelve tanks were punctured… read more
For the first time, over 15 universities in the state of Colorado and a national non-profit dedicated to campus health and safety assembled for a Distracted Driving Summit (DDS) with EndDD.org. During the week of May 20, Joel Feldman, the keynote speaker and founder of EndDD.org, discussed how his 21-year-old daughter, Casey, was killed in… read more
According to the Center for Disease Control, more than 1.7 million people are affected by some form of traumatic brain injury. These injuries range from severe disabilities to mild concussions, but a professor from Duke University, Dr. Chay Kuo, is offering new hope for victims. Dr. Kuo is performing tests with cells called astrocytes that… read more
An already existing medical imaging technology is being used to help predict long-term damage in patients who have suffered traumatic brain injuries. A study revealed that there is potential for patients to suffer from long-term brain damage from a mild form of traumatic brain injury. The scan uses the brain’s naturally occurring magnetic fields to… read more
