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…
Toyota recalling 1.9 million of its Prius cars after the company’s engineers found problems with the power converter software. The recall was issued on Wednesday, February 12. It is the largest volume recall that Toyota has released for the Prius since its market release in…
The Kansas Highway Patrol cited a severe dust storm as the cause of an 11-vehicle pileup on Thursday, January 15. Three men were killed in the accident. Seven tractor-trailer vehicles and four passenger vehicles were involved in the accident. The accident occurred on Highway 83…
Police investigators arrested 85-year-old Marshall Smith on Monday, January 27 after conducting a series of tests on a vehicle that was involved in a hit-and-run case earlier this January and concluding that he was the one who drove the car when the accident happened. The…
An ambulance transporting two victims of a two-vehicle accident was hit by a third vehicle as it was preparing to leave the crash site in northwest Denver. According to Denver Police Department spokesman Sonny Jackson, the two-vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of West 8th Avenue…
A pedestrian was found lying on the roadway after being hit by an unknown vehicle in west Aurora, Colorado late Sunday, December 1. The Aurora Police reported that when they arrived at the scene of the accident, they found a woman lying in the street…