A woman who admitted to drinking alcohol and doing drugs shortly before causing a fatal motorcycle accident last year has been ordered to serve two consecutive, eight-year prison sentences for the victims who were killed. The Durango Herald reported that Stacie Pierce-Green told police at the scene of the crash that she had just consumed… read more
How To Prevent Workplace Deaths In this video on construction safety, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) illustrates some of the preventative techniques that can save lives. This is important for Wyoming since workplace deaths and injuries are on the rise. So how can we avert injuries while working on-the-job? The deputy director of Wyoming’s… read more
On eastbound Interstate 10 near West Convina, between 250 and 400 motorcycles abruptly stopped traffic on January 27 in order for 24-year-old Hector Martinez to propose to his girlfriend. It was a joyous event filled with pink smoke, revving motorcycles and a very surprised bride-to-be. However, there was one group who was not thrilled about… read more
The name of a 61-year-old woman killed in a car crash on March 13 has been released to the public. The Daily Camera reported that Patricia Bybee of Littleton was involved in a three-car accident, and died at the scene from a possible brain injury. The wreck was caused by 21-year-old Michael McCoy, who attempted… read more
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
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
In California, motorcycles can engage in lane splitting, which involves riding on the white lines that divide lanes of traffic. Until recently, there were not many specific laws on the books that told riders how they were supposed to ride safely between cars “Really, it has been limited anarchy out there,” said California Highway Patrol… read more
A wrongful death lawsuit blames Gonzaga University, the Spokane Parks and Recreation Department and a tour guide for negligence that lead to the death of 18-year-old Christopher Gormley. Gormley was one of seven university students who went on the kayaking trip organized by the university and partially funded by the city. According to the lawsuit,… read more
There are 13 victims filing lawsuits against Cinemark, the owner of the theater where a gunman killed twelve people and wondered others in one of America’s most devastating shooting massacres ever. They seek a variety of damages under premises liability, wrongful death and negligence claims. U.S. Magistrate Michael E. Hagerty wrote a recommendation in which… read more
