Colorado Premises Liability for Deck Accidents
Avoid Serious Injuries by Conducting Frequent Inspections When a third-story balcony collapsed in Greeley, Colorado in July 2015, injuring a three-year-old child and two other people, it was the third deck collapse in the United States in little over a month. Public...
Can Jaywalkers Get Compensation If Hit by a Car?
Comparative Negligence Law Guides Decision in Colorado According to the Colorado Department of Transportation 2019 Problem Identification Report, pedestrian fatalities in the state increased by 84 percent from 2013 to 2017, and 17 percent from 2016 to 2017. In 2017,...
Deadly Crashes Up in Some Parts of Colorado
COVID-19 Reduces Miles Driven, But Not Auto Accident Fatalities Despite weeks of stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus, deaths on the nation's roads increased when compared with the same time last year, and by a lot. Colorado is one of the states with a dramatic...
Many Colorado Car Accidents Are the Result of Alcohol and Marijuana Impairment
The state ranks 13 among all states for its rate of drunken driving, and pot-impaired accidents have nearly doubled since 2014. Colorado is one of ten states recently selected by the National Governors Association to participate in an initiative to improve the...
1,600 Colorado Drivers Cited
State's July Click It or Ticket Campaign Shows Seat Belt Usage Could Be Improved In 1993, North Carolina was the first state to implement a "Click It or Ticket" educational campaign to promote seat belt use. Citizens were reminded that using a seat belt is the law and...
August Is a Deadly Month for Drivers
In Colorado, every summer about 12 teenagers die in auto accidents. August is one of the deadliest months of the year for motorists -- in Colorado, too, which has a high incidence of auto accident fatalities during the month. Younger drivers are especially prone to...