traffic violence
Motorists Killed Two People Walking, Seriously Injured Five More Between July 9 and July 29
Over the last three weeks, drivers killed two people walking on Denver streets, according to the Denver Police Department. The victims were identified as Abel Shippley, 79, and Richard Jiron.
July 30, 2018
Last Week: Motorists Seriously Injured Two People Walking on Denver Streets
For the second week in a row, no one was killed in a traffic collision on Denver streets, according to the Denver Police Department.
July 9, 2018
Cyclist Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver on June 23 Identified as Xavier Frétard, 37
Kendal Gilkey, 33, struck and killed Frétard on Speer Boulevard, then drove away. Frétard was the third person killed while biking on Denver streets this year.
July 5, 2018
Last Week: Drivers Injured Three People Walking Citywide
For the first time in a long time, between June 25 and July 1, Denver did not see one traffic death, according to the Denver Police Department.
July 2, 2018
Elsie Steffany, Killed Crossing Welton Street, Was Fifth Pedestrian Slain in Denver This Year
Steffany was crossing Welton Street near 15th Street when 33-year-old Aurangzaib Sharifi backed his Dodge Caravan into her, according to a crash report released by Denver PD.
June 29, 2018
Last Week: Motorists Killed One Bicyclist, Injured Two More on Denver Streets
A pedestrian death from the previous week also went unreported by Denver PD.
June 27, 2018
Last Week: Motorists Killed One Person Walking, Injured Two People on Bikes
Motorists killed one person and seriously injured six between June 11 and June 17, according to the Denver Police Department.
June 19, 2018
It Worked: Readers Take Over CDOT’s Victim-Blaming #SafetyStartsWithAllOfUs Campaign
Streetsblog readers from all over the country hijacked CDOT's #SafetyStartsWithAllOfUs hashtag on Twitter, overwhelming the stale, refuted message that people walking and biking somehow bear the same responsibility on public as people operating multi-ton killing machines while surfing the internet.
June 15, 2018
Denver Drivers Have Killed 4 People Walking and Biking Since May 30. Police Still Haven’t Said What Caused the Crashes.
It's hard to imagine the details of other deadly tragedies being held so close to the city's vest, especially since Mayor Michael Hancock has committed to treating them like the public health crises they are.
June 13, 2018
It’s Time to Own Colorado DOT’s #SafetyStartsWithAllOfUs Hashtag
Take over this absurd hashtag by attaching it to images and messages that show why safety actually starts when motorists stop speeding down streets while surfing the internet.
June 12, 2018
