Recovering Triple Auto Accident Injury Compensation in Colorado When you’ve been hurt in a automobile collision, you deserve to be compensated. You’re left with injuries and huge medical bills—not to mention your pain and suffering! But what if the person who caused the crash was especially reckless? All too often, we see cases where the […]

Seat Belts Save Lives & They’re the Law When in an automobile it is mandatory that a seat belt is worn at all times.  You must wear all parts of the seat belt which includes the lap belt and shoulder strap, failure to do so will subject you to criminal and civil penalties.  The civil […]

Pedestrian Accidents Are on the Rise in Colorado Over the last decade or so, the United States has seen a disturbing rise in pedestrian traffic fatalities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) categorizes all traffic fatalities in the following categories: fatalities in passenger cars (including light trucks), fatalities in large trucks (driver), fatalities in […]

Drunk Driving Dangers: 6 Facts & Statistics We All Know It’s Against the Law to Drink & Drive. The Injury & Death Statistics Show That Too Many of Us Ignore Risks & the Law Alcohol and driving never mix. All too often, drinking and driving results in accidents, injuries, and deaths—even when motorists know it’s illegal and […]

Factors that Could Determine the Value of an Auto Accident Case in Colorado The most important factor to consider when attempting to estimate the value of a case is that each case is unique. The unique facts and elements of each case must be analyzed accordingly. Again, each case is unique and TV attorneys attempts […]

Who is 37x more likely than drivers to be killed on the roads? Sunny, warm weather usually means more motorcyclists on the roads. That’s why federal regulators dedicate the month of May to champion motorcycle safety, sharing facts and safety tips to help prevent motorcycle wrecks and save lives. Whether you ride or share the […]

You got in a car crash and you got hurt. It wasn’t your fault. Now, you’ve got medical bills and you’re in pain all the time. So, where does the money to cover all your damages come from? In general, the money to pay for your medical treatment, lost wages, out-of-pocket expenses, and all your […]

In August 2020, Colorado’s legislature amended its 2018 laws making DUI (driving under the influence) triggered by a 0.08% or higher blood alcohol content (BAC) or DWAI (driving while ability impaired) a felony after 3 or more prior convictions. But even with harsher penalties for drunk driving, people in Colorado continue to get behind the […]

When an individual is injured or killed on another person or entity’s property as a result of an unsafe condition, the controlling law in the state of Colorado is C.R.S. §13-21-115 Actions against Landowners, often referred to as the Colorado Premises Liability Act (“PLA”). Premises can include their land, property, home, business, or building. Under […]

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (E.P.A.), a typical midsize sedan in the United States weighs on average 3,361 pounds, and a passenger truck or SUV can weigh well over 4,000 pounds. When it comes to car crashes, then, it should come as no surprise that the sheer force involved is easily capable of […]

In Colorado the legislature has codified caps on non-economic damages in civil lawsuits. Non-economic damages or losses are often referred to as pain and suffering damages. This is a complicated area of the law and often there are exceptions to the damages caps.  It is also important to understand that caps can change each year […]

You may have heard that most car accidents occur close to home, but is that true? And if so, why? Well, according to a 2015 epidemiological study published in The Journal of Trauma Acute Care Surgery, seventy-seven percent of injuries from motor vehicle collisions occurred within ten miles of the patient’s residence. Further, the National […]

Recently we blogged about Surviving A Blizzard and provided tips to help winter drivers be prepared, bellpollockinjury.com/surviving-a-blizzard-are-you-prepared/, but now that the madness of March weather in Colorado is upon us, we’re here to provide a few other reminders to help you avoid ending up in a snowbank, or worse:

Is Age A Factor With Regard to Driver Safety? No driver is perfect, but some motorists get in car accidents far more often than others. Who are those drivers? Teens and the elderly. In fact, the latest statistics show that, when compared to middle-aged drivers: · Teen drivers are in about 9 times as many […]

Plaintiffs would be awarded 9 percent prejudgment interest on all successful personal injury and wrongful death claims if a bill signed by the Illinois Legislature becomes law. The bill, which calls for interest to start accruing on the date the defendant learns of the injury (whether from written notice or from the incident itself), has […]