When someone misses a required court date in Denver, Lakewood, or Aurora, a bench warrant for their arrest can result. Referred to as failure to appear (FTA), these cases often come about after traffic offenses. Early this week, a NFL linebacker was arrested after...
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Traffic Law: Leaving the Scene of An Accident in Denver
The crime of Leaving the Scene of an Accident, or Hit and Run, can be charged with the risk of a heavy prison sentence, if a person is involved in a collision or automobile accident leaves the scene, and a person in either vehicle suffers serious bodily injury or...
Leaving the Scene of an Accident is a Felony – Traffic, C.R.S. 42-4-1601
Traffic accidents sound like DMV license issues. But, did you know that if someone is seriously injured or killed in a traffic accident and you leave the scene, you will be facing felony charges and up to 12 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections prison...
Traffic: Boulder County DA Decides Charges in Fatal Crash
Boulder County District Attorney, Stan Garnett, is waiting for the police reports before deciding whether to file charges in a fatal Louisville, Colorado traffic accident. A man and his teenage daughter were killed by a young woman who allegedly drifted into their...
Traffic – Penalty Change in Leaving the Scene of an Accident, 42-4-1601
On June 6, 2012, Colorado's Governor Hickenlooper signed into law House Bill 12-1084, which increases the penalty for the traffic charge Leaving the Scene of an Accident resulting in serious bodily injury in Denver, Jefferson, Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas County, from...
Colorado Traffic Ticket Compact States
If you get a traffic ticket in a Colorado county like Jefferson, Arapahoe or Adams, and move to another state without resolving the ticket in Colorado, your license in the other state will be in jeopardy. Colorado is among a group of states known as "Compact States"...
Moffat County Colorado Bus Crash – Careless Driving, C.R.S. 42-4-1402
Denver Careless Driving Attorney TRAFFIC - A school bus crash in Moffat County Colorado on April 16th, 2012, is making news. Moffat County, Colorado, along with Routt and Grand County, make up the 14th Judicial District, which includes mountain municipalities such as...
Hit and Run Driver Pleads Guilty to Leaving the Scene of an Accident
A young man accused of Hit and Run left the scene of a Denver, Colorado, accident last fall pleaded guilty to the charges on Monday, February 7th. Brandon Mondragon, 21, fled the scene of an accident that occurred after injuring two people in a crosswalk in Lower...