Denver Personal Injury Law Blog

Driving in the winter requires extra care and caution. Snow and ice on roadways cause a loss of traction and increase stopping distance. Most people either adjust their driving style when driving in adverse conditions or just avoid it altogether. When living in an area that has frequent snow, like much of Colorado, some people become complacent and stop being as careful as they were at the beginning of the season. This loss of caution often leads to a car accident – sometimes with grave consequences.

Winter road conditions appear to have contributed to a crash recently that took the life of a Colorado woman. Around 4:30 p.m. a truck traveling southbound on Highway 131 lost control on the icy road and crossed into the northbound lanes, hitting an SUV. The head-on crash badly mangled the truck, requiring firefighters to extricate at least two of the occupants. One passenger was freed using hand tools, but another had to be removed using hydraulic tools.

Every time someone gets in a car there is always the possibility of the trip ending with an accident. Car accidents are extremely common, but cars are a necessity, so it is a risk most everyone has come to terms with. What no one is prepared for is being involved in a car accident while not even being in a car. That is exactly what happened to one woman who was at home this week when a car driven by a naked man crashed into her Denver apartment.

Around 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 12, a 59-year-old woman was at home when a sedan came crashing through her apartment walls. As if that wasn't shocking enough, a second surprise was revealed when the man stepped out of his vehicle. He was completely naked.

When most people wake on Thanksgiving morning and thoughts begin to swirl in their minds about their plans for the day, those plans usually include things like eating too much turkey, watching the parade, rooting for their favorite football team and maybe even heading out into the craziness of the Black Friday madness. One Colorado man had a much different plan for Thanksgiving that, according to the police, included starting off the morning by burglarizing a pawn shop. Unfortunately, that early morning decision initiated a string of events that resulted in a car accident that took the lives of two people.

In the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, a 19-year-old man driving a stolen truck broke into a Colorado pawn shop and stole two assault rifles. Later that morning, police received a tip about firearms in a suspicious vehicle. As the officers approached the truck, the driver sped away, but the officers did not chase the vehicle. Soon, however, they were notified that it was involved in a multi-car crash. That gruesome crash took the lives of a 55-year-old man and his 38-year-old daughter, who were killed immediately.

When an elderly person moves into a senior living facility, safety is usually one of the primary reasons. The facility may provide health care, assistance with basic daily tasks or even just companionship so the elderly person isn't alone. Of all of the tragedies that can occur at a senior community, an explosion is not one of the normal possibilities, but unfortunately one happened recently in a Denver community. Now it is possible a construction company may face a wrongful death lawsuit due to its role in the tragedy.

Firefighters responded to a call from a Denver senior community after natural gas was detected on a Friday afternoon. The firefighters contacted the gas company, who arrived at the scene minutes before an explosion took place. The blast caused several buildings to catch fire and others to be damaged. A firefighter and a resident were taken to the hospital, and an 82-year-old resident was killed in the explosion.