Automobile Accidents

• Deadly accident kills wife, mother

  Staff Writer | December 11, 2006 1:46 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A married couple traveling to pick up their children from their grandmother's house ran off the road and into a ditch near midnight on Saturday, says a report from KJCT News 8 in Grand Junction. The motor vehicle accident involving a 1999 Jeep Cherokee killed the wife and injured the husband. The story says the wife was driving and not wearing her seatbelt. It's possible that excessive speed and...

• Rollover Accident Kills One In Grand Junction

  Chrissie Cole | October 29, 2009 9:36 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A truck rolled over into a median on I-70, in Grand Junction, on Thursday night, killing one. The accident happened just before 8 p.m. about a mile east of the 24 Road exit. According to State...

• Two Car Accident on F Road Leaves Three Injured

  Margaret Embry | August 05, 2009 2:05 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  On July 23rd a two-vehicle accident occurred at the F Road and Meander Drive intersection in Grand Junction, leaving three people hospitalized, as reported by The Daily Sentinel. According to the...

• Man indicted for fatal car accident

  Staff Writer | January 26, 2007 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  The Durango Herald reported yesterday that a Federal grand jury indicted a man in a tragic motor vehicle accident that killed two people just two months ago near Capote Lake.The man, Jamie L. Wood, was indicted on two counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of two women who were Southern Ute Indian Tribe members. Wood is suspected of driving under the influence of drugs, including marijuana...

• Crane Removes SUV From Backyard Following Crash

  Chrissie Cole | September 17, 2009 10:33 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Thankfully no one was injured when a Grand Junction woman crashed her SUV through her garage and into her neighbor’s backyard. Following the accident, the big question was how to remove...

• Go-Cart Driver Causes Accident in Grand Junction

  Shannon Weidemann | April 30, 2007 10:27 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  A man driving a go-cart through the streets of Grand Juction while he was holding a beer caught the attention of police. They tried to stop the man, but he would not stop and led them on a go-cart speed chase. He drove down alleys and around buildings. The man reportedly caused an accident when he pulled onto one street, and made a car swerve and hit something. It wasn't clear what the car...

• 2006 Summit County car crashes totaled 687

  Staff Writer | January 19, 2007 10:09 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  An interesting article appeared yesterday in the Summit Daily News, detailing new statistics released by the Colorado State patrol about motor vehicle accidents in Summit County. While accidents that cause fatalities and injuries are decreasing, crashes related to DUI are increasing. Nearly half, or 330, of the 687 accidents in Summit County in 2006 resulted from drivers exceeding the speed...

• Drunk Driver Ends up on Airport Runway in Grand Junction

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2008 11:16 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Around 3 in the morning on Monday, a car crashed into a fence at the Grand Junction Regional Airport and ended up driving on the runway before it ultimately got stuck in electrical equipment.The driver, Jamie L. Bowden, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving along with other counts. Luckily, no planes were taking off or landing in the vicinity when the accident occurred. According to Mothers...

• Move over law improves safety on side of road

  Staff Writer | December 18, 2006 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  Colorado law enforcement officials and emergency personnel risk their lives every day when they're pulled over on the side of the road to clock speeders or help people. That's why Governor Bill Ownes and the state legislature passed the "move over law" two years ago.The law says that motorists must move vehicles over a lane when passing emergency personnel or police on the side of the road. This...

• Man arrested for year-old car accident

  Staff Writer | January 30, 2007 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsGrand Junction, CO

  After a fatal motor vehicle accident that occurred nearly one year ago, a man was just arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide and other charges.The man, Jade Brandon Huskey, was originally thought to be a passenger in the car that killed a woman named Molly Gomez, presumably the driver. At the scene of the accident, Huskey admitted to drinking too much and reportedly had a blood-alcohol...