Most drivers across Colorado utilize the roads without incident every day. Unfortunately, there are a number of people who aren’t so lucky. Road traffic collisions are still a significant problem across the state. There are various types of road traffic accidents, with some being more serious than others. Head-on collisions are one type of incident that can cause severe injuries and even fatalities. When vehicles collide as they are heading in different directions, the force of the impact is accentuated…

Depending on the severity of the impact, a car accident can leave you with significant injuries and property damage. When a car accident occurs as a result of someone else’s reckless actions, you may be entitled to compensation to help take care of the cost of treating your injuries and repairing damaged property. However, to win a personal injury claim, you must prove that the defendant was indeed negligent and, thus, responsible for the accident. Here are the four questions you…

In a head-on crash, you collide with another vehicle’s front end. Both vehicles may have been traveling toward each other, or one of your vehicles may have been stopped. While the front end of your vehicle is designed to crunch up and absorb the impact, that doesn’t mean that all of the energy of the impact will be dissipated. It is common to see injuries caused by forces that were passed on to the victims inside the vehicle. In either…

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…