Drunk Driving Accident Lawyers Have You Been Injured in Crash Caused by a Drunk Driver? NTHSA Statistics Drunk driving is one of the leading causes of car crashes in the U.S. According to a 2017 study by the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA), almost 30 people in the United States die every day in alcohol-related… Read more »
KEEPING YOUR CHILD SAFE Keep your child passenger safe by choosing the right car seat. Car seats and boosters provide protection for infants and children in a crash, and yet according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), automobile crashes are a leading cause of death for children from ages 1 to 13. To… Read more »
Colorado Bicycle Collisions: Personal Injury Cases According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were 783 bicyclists killed in traffic crashes in the United States in 2017. A large percentage of these bike crashes could have been avoided if motorists and cyclists followed the rules of the road and watched out for one… Read more »
By David P. Hersh, Burg Simpson Shareholder Colorado “Stop-as-Yield” law In May 2018 Colorado adopted a new statewide standard regulating bicycles when they are approaching intersections. C.R.S. § 42-4-1412.5 establishes as the standard what is known as “stop as yield” throughout Colorado. However, individual local governments can choose whether or not to adopt this standard… Read more »
The news seems to be filled with stories of gas explosions. Whether it’s in a residential area, such as the one in a Denver neighborhood that blew a hole through a multi-family residence, or the one at a gas collection facility in Grand County, Colorado, that injured two workers in July, these preventable tragedies appear… Read more »
Odds are, if you are at the doctor’s office or the waiting room at the dentist, it is because you do not feel well. You are there because you want to feel better, and you have faith that these trained professionals can help with that. So, it can be particularly devastating when these places of… Read more »
An explosion shattered an otherwise typical, late summer afternoon in Denver earlier this week. A natural gas line burst in the historic Baker neighborhood, blasting a hole through a multi-family residential unit. The explosion left nine people injured – one of them critically. One fire department official told the Denver Post that it was the… Read more »
It is as surprising as it is scary, but three out of four parents mistakenly think their child’s in the correct size or kind of car seat, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Considering that motor vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of child deaths, it is an issue worth addressing. Nearly… Read more »
