Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about traffic violence

Cyclist Killed By Hit-and-Run Driver on June 23 Identified as Xavier Frétard, 37

By David Sachs | Jul 5, 2018 | No Comments

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.

Last Week: Drivers Injured Three People Walking Citywide

By David Sachs | Jul 2, 2018 | No Comments

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.

The three-lane, one-way street where Steffany was killed. Photo: David Sachs

Elsie Steffany, Killed Crossing Welton Street, Was Fifth Pedestrian Slain in Denver This Year

By David Sachs | Jun 29, 2018 | 2 Comments

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.

Last Week: Motorists Killed One Bicyclist, Injured Two More on Denver Streets

By David Sachs | Jun 27, 2018 | No Comments

A pedestrian death from the previous week also went unreported by Denver PD.

Last Week: Motorists Killed One Person Walking, Injured Two People on Bikes

By David Sachs | Jun 19, 2018 | No Comments

Motorists killed one person and seriously injured six between June 11 and June 17, according to the Denver Police Department.

It Worked: Readers Take Over CDOT’s Victim-Blaming #SafetyStartsWithAllOfUs Campaign

By David Sachs | Jun 15, 2018 | 2 Comments

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.

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