Latest Car Accident Headlines

$82 Million Award Left in Place by Supreme Court
Washington
12/01/09
The Supreme Court will not disturb the $82 million settlement awarded to a woman who was paralyzed after her Ford Explorer rolled over on a San Diego highway in January 2002.  The Ford Explorer rolled 4 1/2 times after the woman swerved to avoid a metal object in the road.  For the full story, visit:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/30/AR2009113001845_pf.html

Van Rollover Kills 2 and Injures 14 Members of Federal Heights Church
11/13/09
A Ford van carrying sixteen college-aged church members to Portland, Oregon to raise money for community service programs, hit a patch of black ice and rolled several times, ejecting nearly all of the passengers.  Two of the passengers, Joshua John Pischura, 20, of Geneva, Ohio, andTaune Nicole Winter Pepper, 23, were killed in the accident and six more still remain in critical condition. To read the full story, please visit www.thedenverpost.com. 

Michelin Ordered to Pay Almost $12 Million to Victims of Rollover Accident
09/11/09
Raymondville, TX
Michelin Tires was ordered to pay nearly $12 million in damages to the families of the six people that were killed in a crash caused by the faulty tires and the 12-year-old boy who was paralyzed in the accident.  After the tire seperated from its tread, a Ford F-250 swerved into oncoming traffic and collided with a Chevrolet Suburban, killing all of the passangers that were inside of the vehicle.  For the full story, please visit www.themonitor.com.

Two Killed in Van Crash Caused by Blown Tire
09/08/09
Commerce City, CO 
A 15 year old boy and a 50 year old man were killed in a van rollover after a rear tire blew out on Interstate 76 Monday morning.  Visit www.denverpost.com for the full story.

Passenger Dies in Wheat Ridge Crash
08/10/09
Wheat Ridge, CO
A woman was killed Friday night at the intersection of West 26th Avenue and Wadsworth Blvd.    The vehicle in which she was riding was broadsided by another driver who ran a red light.  Witnesses say that the driver of the car, Fary Hatfield, 40, was driving recklessly before the collision.  For more information, visit: www.denverpost.com  

Two Overnight Metro Area Crashes Leave Two Dead
07/20/09
Denver, CO
I-25 was closed for several hours Sunday morning after a crash killed one person and injured another.  Meanwhile, a man was killed in Northglenn in a single vehicle motorcycle crash.
www.denverpost.com

Driver Killed on Weld County Road
07/20/09
Weld County, CO
The driver of a 1998 Hyndai Sonata was killed Sunday night after his vehicle crossed the center line and collided with a Jeep traveling the opposite direction.  Three passangers riding in the Jeep suffered serious injuries.  For details, visit:  www.denverpost.com.

Drunk Driver Plows into Several Cars
07/07/09
Arapahoe County
A driver is in custody for suspicion of drunk driving after hitting between six and eight cars and a lightpole in the 18000 block of East Belleview Place.  For the full story, see:  www.9news.com. 

3 Coloradans Killed in Head-On Collision in Wyoming
07/02/09
Lusk, WYO
Kelly D. Herland, Dean L. Davis and Shelly A. Davis were all killed in an auto accident Wednesday evening on U.S. 85 in Wyoming.  47-year-old Mohamed E. Baker, of Denver, crossed the centerline colliding with the Nissan being driven by Herland.  Baker was injured in the accidnet and it is unclear as to why his vehicle crossed the centerline.  For the full story, see www.9news.com. 



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