10-year-old girl killed in single-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 25 near Fort Collins, Colorado
Modified Date:
Tue, 10/06/2015 - 10:48amAccident Date:
Friday, January 30, 2015
Child killed in I-25 rollover north of Fort Collins
A body laid covered in the Interstate 25 median shortly after noon, Thursday, after a single-vehicle rollover claimed a child's life and caused several other injuries.
Girl killed in I-25 crash was not wearing seat belt
The victim from a Thursday rollover crash north of Fort Collins was identified Friday as a 10-year-old Nebraska girl.
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At about 11:30 a.m. a Chevrolet Trailblazer with Nebraska license plates rolled several times on Interstate 25, near mile marker 296. Investigators believe the vehicle hit the median and the driver overcorrected, causing it to roll. A child was thrown from the vehicle by the force of the crash, and died at the scene. The driver and another passenger were taken to Cheyenne Memorial Hospital with serious injuries. The girl and the driver were not wearing seat belts at the time of the crash. The driver was identified as 32-year-old Lisa Guel.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Lisa Guel
Roadway:
Interstate 25City:
Fort Collins, COCounty:
Larimer County, COArea:
Denver, CO
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