car accident

Driver Arrested After Wreck with Colorado Springs Police Car

According to Examiner.com, on October 16, a driver was arrested after crashing into a Colorado Springs police cruiser. The accident happened at night at the intersection of North Academy Boulevard and Meadowland Boulevard. A marked police car was traveling south on North Academy Boulevard shortly before the accident. At the same time, another vehicle was… read more

Two Injured in Denver Two-Car Accident

A two-car accident in Denver on October 8 left two people injured. According to ABC 7 in Denver, the accident happened in the afternoon at around 1 p.m. at the intersection of Lincoln Street and Fourth Avenue. At that time, a woman was traveling westbound on Fourth Avenue in a Nissan Juke. The police reported… read more

Runaway Semi-Truck Causes 13-Car Accident in Colorado

On October 21, an apparently out of control semi-truck ran through a Cherry Hills Village, Colorado intersection, causing a 13-vehicle wreck. According to ABC 7 in Denver, the accident happened around 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 285/Hampden Bypass and South Clarkson Street. The investigation into the cause of the accident was still ongoing… read more

Wyoming Man Facing Charges After Fatal Three-Car Accident

An October 10 three-car accident has left two people dead and a Wyoming man charged in the fatal wreck, according to CBS 3 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The 27-year-old Wyoming man was officially charged with two counts of operating while impaired causing death in the 63rd District Court on October 11. Each count carried a $25,000… read more

Fountain Three-Vehicle Accident Claims Life of 12-Year-Old

A 12-year-old boy was killed in a three-vehicle accident in Fountain, Colorado on September 23, according to a report by NBC 5 in Colorado Springs. The accident happened at the intersection of Plaza Boulevard and CO 85/87. The 12-year-old was the lone fatality of the wreck, but several others were injured, including a five-week-old girl,… read more

A Colorado Man’s Seizure Causes Four-Car Accident

A Sterling, Colorado man suffered a seizure, which led to a four-car accident in Nebraska that left him hospitalized, according to the Fremont Tribune. The man, 35, was traveling through the Nebraska Panhandle near Scottsbluff shortly before 10 a.m. when the accident occurred. As he was heading eastbound on the South Beltline Highway near the… read more

Man Charged Following Fatal Colorado Springs Car Accident

A September 28 car accident left a 21-year-old woman dead and a 24-year-old charged with vehicular homicide, according to CBS 11 News in Colorado Springs. The nighttime accident happened at the intersection of Barnes Road and Iron Horse Trail. The 21-year-old was driving her Kia SUV east on Barnes prior to the accident. As she turned… read more

Wyoming Car Accident Claims Life of an Elderly Man

A late September three-car accident involving eight people on Interstate 90 in Wyoming left a 75-year-old man dead, according to the Casper Star-Tribune. The 75-year-old was driving three others, ranging in age from 71 to 74. Prior to the accident, he had stopped the car in the westbound lane of I-90 because of a traffic… read more

Over Half Convicted in Colorado Hit-and-Run Cases Avoid Prison Time

According to a report in the Denver Post, since January 2008, less than half of those convicted in Colorado hit-and-run accidents are sentenced to prison. Most recently, Erin Jackson, a former teacher, only spent a single night in jail after she ran a red light, hit a 16-year-old East High School student with her car… read more

One Killed, One Injured in Wyoming Truck Accident

A 37-year-old Utah Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) officer was killed in an off duty truck accident in Wyoming, according to Seattle PI. The accident happened on September 24. The officer, Keith Fullenkamp, had been hunting elk in Colorado and was on his way back to Utah when his pickup truck was struck by a… read more