Archive for the ‘Injuries To Children’ Category

Traffic Fatalities On The Decline | Denver Car Crash Lawyer

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released an estimate of traffic fatalities for 2011, which projects a decline from the number in 2010. Better still, even though the total number of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) also decreased nationally in 2011, fatality rate per 100 million VMT declined as well, indicating that in addition [...]

Child Injured in Dog Attack | Denver Animal Attack Lawyer

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According to KDVR news, a young boy in Westminster was injured after being bitten by a dog. The injured boy, a ten-year-old who was at the home of his friend’s grandmother was bitten on the face and abdomen when the dog became aggressive. When the two boys went to see the grandmother’s dog, it seemed [...]

Students Learn About Drunk Driving | Denver DUI Accident Lawyer

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9 News has reported on the participation of students at Bennett High School in the “Every Fifteen Minutes” program. The program is named for the assertion that every fifteen minutes, someone in the United States is killed by a drunk-driver in the United States. Bennett High School students, as part of this program, participated in [...]

Child Safety Study | Denver Car Crash Lawyer

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute have teamed for a study in which they have evaluated the hardware used for child safety seat installation in 98 different models of cars and trucks. As part of the study, they also observed volunteers installing the seats. The study was [...]

Texting and Driving Survey | Denver Distracted Driving Accident Lawyer

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A survey that was taken for a national insurance company by Harris Interactive suggests that about 57% of sixteen and seventeen year old drivers in the United States have texted while driving at least once according to 9 News. Distracted driving, and specifically texting and driving, is a problem that has received a good deal [...]

Aurora Primary Students Get New Bike Helmets | Aurora Bike Accident Lawyer

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According to KDVR news, the University of Colorado Medical Center is presenting an event at Fletcher Primary School in Aurora. 300 helmets were donated to Fletcher by CU Hospital, with medical students from CU presenting the helmets and talking to the young students about bicycle safety and the importance that helmets have for safety.  One [...]

3 Pedestrians Injured in School Bus Collision | Denver Personal Injury Attorney

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According to the local station, CBS News, three middle school students were hit by a school bus while trying to cross the street in Jefferson County. The three students attend Summit Ridge Middle School and were attempting to cross at the South Simms and West Cross Avenue intersection. At this time a school bus turned [...]

Three Pedestrians Injured Due to Icy Roads | Lakewood Pedestrian Accident Attorney

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Left over snow and ice on residential and side roads can be extremely dangerous, especially with more snow and cold weather in the forecast. According to 9 News, a vehicle lost control on some ice in a Lakewood neighborhood and hit three young pedestrians. Witnesses claim that the entire street is covered with sheets of [...]

I-25 Shut Down for a Multiple Car Accident | Colorado Personal Injury Attorney

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Traffic accidents involving more than one vehicle can increase the chances of injury very quickly. According to 9 News, a multiple car accident on 1-25 caused some serious injuries as well as severe traffic delays for many other motorists. The accident occurred around 3:15pm on Saturday in the southbound lanes of I-25 at Colfax Avenue. [...]

Apartment Fire Injures 5 | Denver Personal Injury Lawyer

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KDVR.com reports that an apartment fire in Aurora has resulted in five hospitalizations, including three children, with smoke inhalation. The fire at the 1st Avenue Apartments at 1st Ave. and Kenton Street in Aurora was first reported in the wee hours of the morning. The fire took about forty minutes for firefighters to bring under [...]