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• C-470 accident included police cruiser

  Staff Writer | January 31, 2007 9:13 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A multiple-vehicle accident on C-470 yesterday afternoon casued the westbound lanes to be closed to clear the pile-up, which included a police cruiser from Littleton.A report on MyFoxColorado.com said that there were a number of accidents along the same stretch of C-470 in Douglas County yesterday due to the icy conditions. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported.The westbound lanes of...

• Freak accident kills Colorado Springs man

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 1:50 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  News First 5/30 reported this week that a freak motor vehicle accident in a garage killed a man in his 60s last weekend. The man was reportedly helping to direct his friend in backing a pickup truck into the garage, when the friend's foot slipped off the brake, hitting the gas full force. As a result, the car pinned the man agains the garage wall, severing his legs. Thought he was rushed to...

• Snow storms bring mess of accidents

  Staff Writer | January 15, 2007 2:09 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Since early Sunday morning, snowfall has brought a mess of motor vehicle accidents to the Fort Collins area, along with many other parts of Colorado.An article from The Coloradoan reports on a number of accidents that fortunately did not result in any fatalities.Apparently Colorado State Troopers responded to more than 20 accident calls by 2 p.m. on Sunday. Some of the accidents were SUV...

• Avalanche buries cars on major roadway

  Staff Writer | January 10, 2007 2:20 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  On January 6 a major avalanche buried cars and motorists on US-40, about 60 miles west of Denver in close proximity to Winter Park ski resort area. On a major traffic day for skiiers going to and from Winter Park, many cars were buried in what one Denver official said was the largest avalanche in Colorado history.Fortunately, the Colorado Department of Transportation and rescue workers did an...