A gyroplane crashed into a river in western Colorado killing two people on Saturday. According to the Mesa County Sheriff’s office, the gyroplane went into the Colorado River just after 6 p.m. on Saturday. Witnesses said that it had begun to fishtail and appeared to have sparks flashing from it before it crashed nose first […]
Teen Killed by Drunk Driver
On Friday night a 17 year teen was killed by a drunk driver when she died in a crash at West 76th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard. Investigators say that Lyneah Dike died in a crash when a drunk driver hit the car she was riding in. The accident happened at around 7.30 p.m. when Lyneah, […]
What to do if you Have a Grease Fire
Many of us spend a lot of time cooking which often involves using cooking oil. But do you know what to do if your cooking oil catches fire? A grease fire happens when cooking oil overheats. When you heat oil, it will first start to boil and then smoke and then it will catch on […]
Road Rage Incident Turns Deadly
There was a road-rage incident on Wednesday night on Interstate 270 which turned deadly when a third motorist struck and killed a man while he fought with another driver. According to Commerce City police, the incident began at around 10:37 p.m. Wednesday at the 5700 block of I-270. The police said that one car rear-ended […]
Five Die in Denver Plane Crash
The Federal Aviation Administration said that a single-engine Piper PA 46 crashed under unknown circumstances. The plane had taken off from Centennial Airport and was trying to land at Erie Municipal Airport, around 20 miles north of Denver, its final destination, when it went down just before noon. The plane was carrying five passengers and […]
Motorcyclist Killed in Hit and Run
Police have said that a motorcyclist died in a hit-and-run crash early Monday morning but officers later found the drivers who fled the scene. According to Aurora Police Department, the crash happened about 2:15 a.m. near the intersection of East Mississippi Avenue and South Moline Street. They went on to say that the motorcyclist, Derek […]
Hit and Run Accidents are Major Problem in Denver
Andrew C’de Baca, a cook at a pizza restaurant and living on the streets, was seriously injured in a hit and run accident earlier this month whilst crossing a street in Lower Downtown. According to police records, he is one of 174 people to be injured in Denver hit-and-runs this year, which is an increase […]
Two Seriously Injured as Woman Drives Wrong Way
Two people have been seriously injured in a possible wrong-way crash in the HOV Lanes on Interstate 25. According to Colorado State Patrol, they received an alert to a wrong way driver and only six minutes later the crash happened at 12:41 p.m. in the HOV Lanes at I-25 and 62nd Avenue. The driver going […]
Colorado Traffic Fatalities Top of NTHSA Agenda
At congressional hearings on Thursday, a National Traffic Highway Safety Administration study on Colorado fatalities from 2007-2012 due out in January was top of the agenda. Republican John Fleming of Luisiana said that although the number of fatalities overall was down in Colorado, marijuana linked fatalities had increased by 100 percent. Medical marijuana was commercialized […]
Seven Injured in Early Morning Accident
On Monday morning at around 2.30 a.m. seven people were injured when a sports utility vehicle ran a red light in Denver. According to Lt. Robert Rock from the Denver police traffic investigation unit, a 1993 Ford Explorer was speeding as it traveled eastbound on Colfax and went straight over the light, crashing into a […]