Tag: Traffic Deaths
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Hands-free law credited with preventing 600 crashes and 6 deaths in Colorado
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New data shows Colorado’s hands-free law is curbing distracted driving on the state’s highways and has helped prevent nearly 600 crashes, more than 400 injuries and six fatalities statewide. A one-year analysis by Cambridge Mobile Telematics found that distracted driving declined 4.7% from 2024 to 2025 and dropped 8.3% in the first month after the…
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Colorado traffic deaths climb to 701 in 2025 as officials push new safety measures
There were 701 traffic fatalities on state roads in 2025 — a roughly 2% increase from 2024, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and Department of Revenue announced at a news conference Friday. Officials noted that last year ended a period of declining deaths and reflected warm November and December weather that boosted…
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Aurora lawmakers look to end photo speed enforcement program contract
After a series of tech and staffing difficulties, Aurora City Councilmembers agreed Thursday to end the current contract with a vendor for the city’s van photo speed enforcement program. The program, which uses vans to photograph and ticket speeding drivers, has lost about $500,000 since its beginning as a pilot program in July of 2022. …
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Aurora police urge safety as fatal crashes pile up
As of August, Traffic Safety Awareness Month, Aurora police have responded to almost as many fatal crashes in the city as they did in total last year.
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2 unrelated crashes at Aurora intersection Sunday leave 5 dead
Aurora police are investigating two unrelated fatal crashes at the same intersection in 24 hours.
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Traffic deaths involving motorcyclists up 6% in Colorado so far this year
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So far this year, 75 motorcyclists have died on Colorado highways, up 6% from 2021’s year-to-date total of 71. According to the state Department of Transportation, 137 motorcyclists died in Colorado last year, with the majority of deaths occurring in El Paso and Jefferson counties. “Motorcycle fatalities were 19% of the 692 total traffic fatalities last year,”…
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Over 50% of Colorado teen auto fatalities related to speed
More than 50% of fatal crashes involving Colorado teens between 2015 and 2019 were speed-related, according to a study by the Governors Highway Safety Association and Ford Motor Company. The study found that 213 Colorado teens were killed while driving during that span and about 57% of those deaths were related to speed. In 2021,…
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Local teen hit in crosswalk helps CDOT launch pedestrian safety campaign
A Denver teenager joined forces with the Colorado Department of Transportation to spread awareness of pedestrian safety among Colorado drivers after he was hit in January. Cade Arvin, 15, was hit by a driver in early January while he was walking on a crosswalk across Colfax Avenue and hopes sharing his experience can help save…