Motor Vehicle Accidents | InjuryBoard Grand Junction

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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A number of motor vehicles were buried with people in them Saturday in what a Denver official called Colorado's largest avalanche in history. The mammoth accident on US-40, just 60 miles to the west of Denver, amazingly resulted in no injuries or deaths. The rescue efforts began just after the avalanche hit at 10:30 a.m. Everyone trapped in their vehicles was successfully rescued because of the...

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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...

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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...

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An article in The Aspen Times points out the dangers of driving on the downvalley-bound entrance to Snowmass Canyon on Highway 82 in snowy, icy or simply cold weather. Too many motor vehicle accidents occur in this area each year. "That's a problematic area," Basalt fire chief Scott Thompson said. His district sent ambulances to roughly nine accidents at mile marker 30 last winter. He said there...

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According to the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, a van hit a young boy as it backed out of the driveway on Monday, July 17. The child was initially knocked unconscious, but regained consciousness when he arrived at the hospital. The extent of his injury is still unknown. Police have indicated they may file charges against the driver, contingent upon a full investigation.

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The Daily Sentinel reported that a man from Grand Junction received serious injuries when his motorcycle collided with a truck on July 17. As the motorcyclist, Daniel Emert, drove down South Avenue, a truck making a left from Fourth Street onto South Avenue crashed into his vehicle. Unfortunately, Emert was not wearing his helmet, and while he seriously injured, his current condition is unknown....

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The Daily Sentinel reported that the Grand Junction City Council will increase charges to patients for ambulance service from $582 to $781 depending upon the degree of care required. This is an increase of approximately $250. According to officials, the fee increase is necessary in order to avoid substantially increasing the cities cost for ambulance service.

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According to the Grand Junction Sentinel, a driver who crashed his SUV into a duplex may have been intoxicated. Early Wednesday morning, Kevin Pickering driving 60 mph crashed into the duplex, knocking the frame from the foundation. None of the people in the home reported any injuries.

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If you've blown some tires recently driving along Geary Dome Road near Casper, you're not alone. Natrona County paved the road with gravel from the demolished Amoco refinery site in Casper, but Amoco failed to remove bits of metal from the crushed concrete. The bits of metal are ruining tires, and the county is now trolling the road with a magnet donated by Amoco, trying to pick up the bits of...

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The GJ Sentinel reports that a series of accidents on a slick section of Interstate 70 west of Glenwood Springs involved seven vehicles and closed the eastbound lanes for a short time Wednesday morning but caused no injuries, according to the Colorado State Patrol.Click here to see the full article

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