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This year, drivers have already killed 26 people, far outnumbering the 15 traffic fatalities at this point last year.

Today students at the University of Denver attempted driving a tricycle around traffic cones while texting. Distractions were added to other games, like corn hole, putt putt and perfection, as a part of the “Distraction Games,” an event state transportation officials organized in hopes of raising awareness of the dangers of distracted driving.

This is the last in a series of interviews with candidates for Denver mayor in the May 2019 municipal election.

According to a new report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), pedestrian deaths in the U.S. increased by 35 percent between 2008 and 2017. For our leaders, this is a wake up call to a public health crisis that requires immediate action.

As more people get caught behind the wheel while stoned, the State of Colorado wants to improve the ad campaigns it uses to persuade them to stop.

Drivers killed 35 percent more pedestrians in the U.S. than they did a decade ago — and in Colorado the number of fatalities grew by an astonishing 75 percent over a similar period. Population growth, people driving more miles per year, driving at night and the growing popularity of SUVs and smartphones are among the reasons why. To solve the problem, the design Denver's streets needs to change.

Yesterday former Denver Broncos player Demaryius Thomas turned himself into Denver Police after a Feb. 16 high-speed crash sent him and two passengers to the hospital, one with serious injuries. Police say that around 12:20 a.m. that morning the Ford Edge crossover vehicle involved in the crash was traveling over 70 m.p.h. on Auraria Parkway at 12th … Continued

Celebrate the teachers — endanger everyone else. Denver City Councilman Albus Brooks wanted to cheer on public school teachers as they returned to work on Thursday, but chose to celebrate in a way that risked the lives of his neighbors: he videotaped himself as he was driving.

Drivers have killed four people on Colfax Ave. already this year. City officials could move fast to fix the deadly street — and the killing will continue until they do.