Hit-and-run motor vehicle accidents in the Greater Denver metro area happen more often than many people realize. A recent Aurora hit-and-run crash that left a man dead and a family bereaved highlights this problem. Leaving the scene of an accident is not just a crime; it puts the lives of crash victims in danger. If no one else witnesses the crash and calls in a report, it can take some time for first responders to arrive at the scene. Most…
You might be surprised to learn two vital facts about Colorado pedestrian accidents. They are not always the fault of the driver, and the law does not always favor the pedestrian. When an accident involving a vehicle and a pedestrian occurs, most people naturally believe the driver caused the crash. They assume that pedestrians would always be on the lookout for traffic. Unfortunately, this belief causes some injured drivers to refrain from seeking adequate compensation following such accidents. Pedestrians always…
People drive around in the vehicles while largely ignoring the amount of risk involved. Although the vast majority of trips in motor vehicles end uneventfully, they occasionally result in catastrophic issues. A motor vehicle collision could result in total damage to your vehicle, leaving you without transportation. More worrisome is the possibility that you could get into a wreck that leaves you with long-term injuries. A spiral fracture to the femur, a cervical spinal injury or a traumatic brain injury…
Sometimes, people don’t die right away despite being badly injured in a car crash. They may recover enough to leave the hospital but have further medical treatments or surgeries needed in the future. This becomes complicated when someone has complications that may lead to their death long after the car crash occurred. For example, someone who is paralyzed in an auto accident may pass away due to autonomic dysfunction days, weeks or even years later. If you have not settled…
To be legally drunk in Colorado, you have to drink enough alcohol to raise your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08%. For the state to charge someone with an impaired driving offense, they will need to exceed that limit or demonstrate visible impairment to their driving ability. However, drivers with a much lower BAC than the state limit could still cause serious crashes. Sometimes, these drivers are particularly sensitive to alcohol, meaning they experience impairment at a BAC below the…
