Dangerous Driving Diversions – Colorado State’s New Ad Campaign

The Colorado State Patrol is taking a humorous  approach to stopping dangerous driving diversions with it’s “Get Your Head out of Your Apps,” ad campaign. The ads target drivers who, despite the dangers, continue to talk, text, tweet, and post when they should be concentrating solely on operating their vehicle safely. The new campaign was launched on the heels of a two-year period in which Colorado witnessed 40,000 distracted driving collisions.

An investigation by Denver-based CALL7 shed light on several Colorado police officers who were never sent to court after causing several vehicular accidents, thereby maintaining clean driving records. According to CALL7, over 300 preventable car accidents from 2011 to 2013 had been caused by members of the police department. A…

Five people were injured when a vehicle collided into the back of a Poudre School District bus around 7 a.m. in Fort Collins on Friday, April 18. Three students from the Poudre School District and the bus driver were taken to nearby hospitals. The driver…

Mark Skipper, the man who struck pedestrians waiting at a bus stop waiting for their ride in Denver, Colorado, pleaded guilty to charges of vehicular assault, third-degree assault, and violation of bond conditions on Friday, April 4 and is awaiting his sentence. The crash at…

On Friday, March 14 Weld County Court Judge Michele Meyer rejected a plea agreement that would allow Anthony Alacca, 22, to avoid jail time after causing a rollover accident that killed three people and injured one person. The accident occurred in August of 2013 when…

The State of Colorado has launched a $1 million initiative aiming to curb accidents caused by drunk and stoned driving. The program, called “Drive High, Get a DUI,” was launched on Thursday, March 6. The main goal of the program is to establish an understanding that…