Accident types

  • Car Accident

    Most crashes around Cherry Creek involve two passenger cars, often at the busy intersections along First Avenue, University Boulevard and Colorado Boulevard. Colorado is a fault…

  • Truck Accident

    Interstate 25 and I-70 carry freight through Denver every hour of the day. Commercial carriers must follow federal hours and testing rules, and their logs need only be kept for…

  • Motorcycle Accident

    Colorado requires helmets only for riders under 18, but every rider needs eye protection unless the helmet provides it. Riders may pass stopped traffic in the same lane at 15 mph…

  • Pedestrian Accident

    Cherry Creek North draws heavy foot traffic, and corners without painted lines still count as crosswalks under Colorado law. Drivers have to yield to anyone in a crosswalk…

  • Bicycle Accident

    Riders on the Cherry Creek Trail, Speer Boulevard and Denver's bike lanes share space with heavy traffic. A passing driver in Colorado must keep a three-foot gap from a rider…

  • Rideshare Accident

    Uber and Lyft cars crowd Denver curbs at night, and the insurance behind each one changes with the driver's app status. Colorado requires at least $1 million in liability…

  • Wrongful Death

    When a crash takes a life, Colorado gives the surviving spouse the first year to bring the claim, then opens it to the heirs. The suit must generally be filed within two years…