No matter how safe of a driver you are there is still a risk of another careless individual wrecking into your vehicle. Just recently this proved to be true. According to the Chieftain, a woman was driving under the influence of drugs and she ended up wrecking into a parked...
Mental Health Patient Suffocated
According to The Denver Channel a patient at the Mental Health Institute in Pueblo was restrained face down and as a result suffocated. The State of Colorado has agreed to pay a large settlement to the family of the patient. The Colorado Department of Health Services is being held responsible...
Woman Dies on I-25 | Pueblo Personal Injury Lawyer
The Cheiftain reported a fatal car accident on I-25. The police released information saying that there was a woman crossing the Northbound highway when she was struck by an SUV. The woman who was hit died on the scene. The report indicated that she traveled 50 yards after being struck...
Failure to Report Defective Toy Proves Costly | Colorado Product Liability Attorney
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...
Colorado State Trooper Injured in I-25 Crash – Pueblo Injury Attorney
According to the Denver Post, a Colorado State Trooper was injured in a multi-vehicle Pueblo crash on I-25 earlier this week. Trooper Kohnlein was busy working on another Pueblo car crash when the multi-vehicle accident occurred. The car was pushed into the officer and he was taken to a Pueblo...
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...
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...
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...