Weak State Law Protects Unlicensed Drivers Who Kill
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“It’s part of our giant blindspot for the dangers of driving," a lawyer said.
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Bicyclist Death Brings Denver Traffic Fatalities to 62, Same Number Reached in All of 2018
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A 31-year-old man on a bicycle was killed in a crash. The road fatality is the 62nd so far this year, which is the same number of people killed on the city's streets in all of 2018.
Traffic Violence Report: Drivers Killed 2 Motorcyclists, Bringing Total Fatalities to 61
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This week police reported that drivers killed two motorcyclists. Christop Bennett, 29, was a member of the Motorcycle Racing Association.
Eyes on the Street: Denver Must Do More to Protect Kids at Montbello Kindergarten
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A city council member used the annual Walk to School Day photo op to demand that the city do more to protect kids when the best it could do was install a crosswalk 20 months after a child was hit in front of the Escalante-Biggs Academy in Montbello.
Eyes on the Street: Workers Start 15th St. Bike and Bus Fixes
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This morning workers started installing rubber curbs along the 15th Street bikeway downtown to make the street safer. Over the coming weeks, pedestrian safety improvements will be made and the street will get a dedicated bus lane.
Traffic Violence Report: 2 New Deaths Bring Total to 59
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This week police reported two traffic fatalities. The total number of deaths reached 59 this year, three short of the 62 killed on Denver streets in 2018.