The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that the toy company, Henry Gordy International, Inc. of Plainfield, N.J, has agreed to a settlement in a failure to report a product safety defect case concerning one of their toys. A toy gun known as the Auto Fire Target Set, included...
Tips for Teen Drivers – Pueblo Personal Injury Attorney
According to an article posted by New First 5, more teens die in Colorado from car crashes than any other cause. In 2009, 38 Colorado teens lost their lives in automobile accidents. The Colorado State Patrol (CPS) wants to save as many teens as possible. The State Patrol encourages “parents...
Crash Claims Two Victims – Colorado Personal Injury Attorney
A second persona has died following a rollover accident in Lakewood yesterday. 9News is reporting that a female victim was pronounced dead at the scene and the second victim (a 40-year-old woman) was transported to St. Anthony Central Hospital where she died last night from her injuries. The fatal crash...
Trucker Pleads Guilty in Fatal Crash – Pueblo Personal Injury Attorney
A trucker from Texas has pleaded guilty in causing the deaths of two women during a 2009 snow storm. According to 7News, Richard Widmier pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular homicide on Wednesday in state court. Widmier was driving his tractor trailer eastbound on I-70 when it slammed into...
4 Years in Prison for DUI Crash that Injured an Officer – Pueblo Personal Injury Attorney
A Colorado Springs man will spend the next 4 years of his life in prison for his role in a DUI crash the injured police officer, Sgt. Philip LeBeau. LeBeau, who specializes in DUI enforcement, “was catapulted 45 feet off his motorcycle” when Raymound Laracuente, 27, struck the officer while driving drunk. According to...
Scooter Accident Kills One – Pueblo Personal Injury Attorney
A 52-year-old man died Tuesday when the scooter he was riding rear-ended an SUV. The Denver Post is reporting that the fatal accident happened around 4:20 p.m. in the 900 block of East 4th Street in Pueblo. The victim was driving his scooter when he was unable to slow down...
No Charges Expected in Pedestrian Accident – Pueblo Personal Injury Attorney
The Pueblo Chieftain has reported that a man who hit and killed a “woman walking on Interstate 25 early Saturday north of Pueblo likely won't be cited.” The Colorado State Patrol spokesperson who was interviewed for the report didn't elaborate on why the man won't be charged. Both the woman...
Three-year-old Struck and Killed – Pueblo Personal Injury Attorney
A three-year-old Pueblo boy was killed Thursday afternoon when he was struck by a truck. According to the Denver Post, the incident happened about 2 p.m. at the Pueblo Power Wash. The three-year-old was playing with a five-year-old near the vacuum in front of a carwash bay. A man pulled...
3 Killed and 2 Seriously Injured in Rollover Accident – Pueblo Personal Injury Attorney
3 people were killed and 2 others seriously injured in a rollover accident in Capulin early this morning. The Colorado State Patrol believe drugs and alcohol played a role in the accident and are still trying to sort out the details. According to The Pueblo Chieftain, no one in the...
Trash Truck Driver Cited for Motorcycle Accident – Pueblo Personal Injury Lawyer
The driver of a trash truck has been cited by Pueblo police for “careless driving causing bodily injury” after the driver pulled out in front of a motorcycle causing the motorcycle to collide into the truck. According to The Pueblo Chieftain, the motorcyclist, who was not wearing a helmet, was...