Denver Personal Injury blog

We wrote earlier this month about how the holiday season means an increased fire risk. According to the CDC, between 2003-2012 more than 1,700 people were killed in Colorado car crashes involving a drunk driver. While our rate of death is below the national average, 1.9% of Colorado adults report driving after having had too…

We’re always amazed by some of the things we learn. When we found these three great websites last week, full of crazy car accident facts, we knew we wanted to share them with you. We’ll get right to it! This first list of facts comes from CalculateMe. You can check it out here. I wouldn’t…

Hopefully, you’ve already gotten a chance to check out our first post on car accident myths. Myth: People who make injury claims are just looking to make some easy money. You’ve probably seen the person who rips off their neck brace walking down the courtroom steps on TV before. Maybe you’ve even seen someone pouring water on…

UIM or Underinsured Motorist coverage is a special type of auto insurance. According to some sources, as many as 2 out of every 7 drivers is only insured up to the “state minimum” level of coverage. In Colorado, that means that many drivers are only covered for “25/50:” $25,000 of individual damage and $50,000 dollars…

If you’ve had the misfortune of observing a car accident in the past few years you may have noticed something that made you wonder if there were a whole lot more personal injury cases springing up. Modern motor vehicle accidents look horrifying! But the truth is, a technology known as ‘crumple zones’ is responsible. When modern…

You probably wouldn’t be very surprised to learn that there are roughly 2.5 million rear-end accidents a year. While these accidents are common, they can be fatal. While their causes are readily avoidable and easy to forget, we wanted to take a moment to remind you of these dangerous causes of rear end accidents. Stormy Mondays…