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On October 18, a reckless driver caused a six-car pileup on I-25, injuring one adult and one child in the process. According to reports, a white pickup truck was traveling southbound on I-25 near Mountain Vista early that afternoon. Witnesses say the driver failed to notice that he was approaching a construction zone, so he… read more
In any civil case, the statute of limitations is your deadline for filing a personal injury lawsuit. The time limit varies depending on the circumstances, but the clock usually starts running the day you are injured. If you file your lawsuit too late, it will almost certainly be dismissed. Can I File My Case After… read more
A Fort Collins woman who hit and killed a cyclist back in January has pled guilty, but she may serve no jail time for her crimes. On January 25, the young woman was driving down the frontage road on Interstate 25 near Colorado Highway 392 when she hit 46-year-old cyclist Ernesto Wiedenbrug. She fled the… read more
After the winter’s thaw, there are more potholes than ever on Colorado roads. They are an inevitable byproduct of the winter-to-spring transition period. During winter, water seeps into the cracks in the asphalt. As temperatures fluctuate above and below freezing in late winter and early spring, the water is constantly freezing and melting repeatedly. Since… read more
Historically, March has always been a quiet month for Larimer County, Colorado. The snow has melted and the roads are dry, so Colorado motorists look forward to a month of security. However, this March had an unusually high incidence of traffic accidents, according to The Coloradoan. In the past week, an Audi crashed into an… read more
According to a recent report by the Coloradoan, a 20-year-old former Fossil Ridge High School athlete has defied all odds in a dramatic recovery from a traumatic brain injury. The athlete fractured his skull and suffered a traumatic brain injury in late January. “I know doctors kept telling us this is a marathon not a… read more
Two pickup trucks collided near the Fort Collins, Colorado Budweiser plant on Monday, January 6, according to a report by The Coloradoan. In addition, the pickups collided with two highly volatile electrical boxes near the intersection of Giddings and Richards Lake Roads. Police and emergency crews arrived to the scene of the accident in northeast… read more
A 45-year-old Fort Collins resident drunkenly crashed his truck, killing his 21-year-old son only hours after he was released from prison on drunk-driving charges, according to the Coloradoan. The father was driving his Chevrolet Silverado on Larimer County Road 38E near the unincorporated town of Stout. The road curved to the right, and the intoxicated… read more
More information was released from the University of Colorado Health study investigating the rise in bicycle accidents in Northern Colorado. Last year’s hospital records show 325 (up from 180 in 2006) injured cyclists were treated at Poudre Valley Hospital (PVH) in Fort Collins and Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland in the past year.… read more
A ghost bike memorial erected yesterday in Fort Collins commemorates the life of a 64 year old Coloradan fatally hit by a car on October 8. The victim, a long time cyclist, was following proper procedure and riding in the bike lane. Unfortunately, the driver turned into his lane blinded by the sun in his… read more
