Distracted Driving in Denver – The Major Distracter, Use of Mobile Phones The Colorado law protects the rights of distracted driving victims. In 2014, Colorado witnessed 486 road fatalities, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation, with 43 of the accidents reported in Denver. During the same period, many more motorists were seriously injured...

It can happen in the blink of an eye. Do you know what to do when the worst happens and you are involved in a car accident?  It’s not something that most people think about―because most people don’t think it will ever happen to them. But the statistics say otherwise. In 2012, the National...

BOO!!! This is a scary week in Denver, Colorado! Halloween is coming up this Friday and our neighborhood streets will be overrun with zombies, storybook princesses, zombies and action heroes. Take a look at this infographic from www.safekids.org for some great Scary Statistics and Quick Tips for a Safe Halloween for both trick-or-treaters and...

As another hit-and-run crash in Denver sends another victim with serious injuries to the hospital early this morning, we can only speculate on the reasons the driver fled the scene. Had he/she been drinking? Is he/she uninsured? No driver’s license? Texting while driving? Driving too fast? All of the above? Sadly, the number of...

The Fourth of July weekend is one of Americans’ favorite celebrations, but if you chose to drink and drive while celebrating then you could have found yourself behind bars with 296 of your drunk driving friends. Despite warnings from law enforcement that The Heat is On, many drunk drivers enjoyed their Independence Day in...

Everyone has their own routine before they get behind the wheel – make sure the coffee isn’t still on the roof of the car, buckle up, look up directions in your phone’s navigation system, and crack open that third beer… WHOA! Okay, it’s fairly safe to assume that every driver knows how stupid it...

We’ve all seen the ads and watched the commercials, and know how quickly a simple text while driving can take a turn for the worse. Some of us have even signed the “It Can Wait” pledge, vowing to never text and drive. With all of the media surrounding the negative aftermath of a texting...

This Thursday, the neighborhood streets in Denver will be filled with ghouls and goblins as kids get dressed up and head door to door, trick-or-treating for Halloween In this article from Fox News, the Lakewood Police department explains that kids and drivers alike tend to be more distracted on Halloween. Drivers tend to drive...

According to a recent study released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), some of the most dangerous distractions to drivers today are the technology advances made by automobile manufacturers. While these electronic gadgets are intended to make our lives easier, they can be deadly distractions. These new technological improvements include electronic devices...

The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) reports that in 2010, there were 4,280 pedestrian fatalities and an additional 70,000 people were injured in traffic accidents. That’s about one pedestrian killed every two hours and one pedestrian injured every eight minutes. According to the study, Protecting Pedestrians and Bicyclists, posted on the Insurance Institute for...