Personal injury laws help protect members of the public from massive losses. If someone else does something negligent or illegal, they open themselves up to lawsuits by anyone affected by their bad decisions or misconduct. Under Colorado personal injury law, those hurt by a drunk driver could potentially file a civil lawsuit. Someone who survived the crash can seek compensation for their lost earning potential and hospital bills. Those who lose a loved one in a drunk driving crash could…

When a 19-year-old man made the bad decision to drink and drive, the results were deadly. As reported by Denver station KDVR-TV, the alleged drunken driver’s passenger died in the crash he caused in Golden. An officer with the Golden Police Department clocked the driver doing 90 mph just prior to the fiery impact with an SUV occupied by a driver and two passengers. As the three dashed out of the vehicles, two of them were aflame and had to…

Cyclists, pedestrians and drivers typically make their way around Colorado each day without getting into an accident. Sadly, not everyone is this fortunate.  Even at the best of times, traveling within the vicinity of other vehicles can be risky. One factor that heightens the potential for deadly collisions is impaired drivers. Dozens of people are killed in drunk-driving incidents across the country each day, with many more suffering serious injuries.  Why is it that impaired drivers are so dangerous? Here…

If you’ve been hit by another driver, then you must feel that they are responsible for all of the pain and suffering that you’re going through. It’s reasonable to want to hold them accountable, especially if they were acting unusual or were intoxicated at the scene. Sometimes, at-fault drivers will try to argue that they were not to blame for an accident. This could make it harder for you to seek compensation, but you deserve the option to. How can…

If you do not believe that driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a problem in Denver, two recent DUI crashes might change your mind. In both incidents, the drivers believed responsible for the accidents were driving in the wrong direction. Wrong-way car accidents often result in head-on collisions, which often result in devastating injuries. Victims may suffer spinal cord damage or severe head trauma in wrong-way crashes. Crash occurred on Interstate 25 in Denver The first wrong-way…