A Lakewood car accident lawyer at Flesch Law can take the insurance fight off your plate while you heal. We handle injury claims from crashes on I-70, the 6th Avenue Freeway, Wadsworth Boulevard, and West Colfax, and we deal with the adjusters, the medical records, and the deadlines so you do not have to. Attorney Kevin C. Flesch has represented injured drivers in Lakewood and throughout Colorado since 1996. Call 303-980-5511 for a free case review. You pay nothing unless we win.
Lakewood car accident lawyers at Flesch Law has more than forty years of legal experience handling personal injury cases in Lakewood, CO. Our firm has experienced accident attorneys and we handle the following types of accident cases:
If you hire a Lakewood car accident attorney from Flesch Law, we can navigate your claim and handle tasks including:
Your car accident lawyer can go head-to-head with an insurance claims adjuster on your behalf to make sure the insurer handles your claim fairly and honestly. If it comes to it, your lawyer can also go to trial to maximize your outcome.
A Lakewood car accident lawyer at Flesch Law can take the insurance fight off your plate while you heal. We handle injury claims from crashes on I-70, the 6th Avenue Freeway, Wadsworth Boulevard, and West Colfax, and we deal with the adjusters, the medical records, and the deadlines so you do not have to. Attorney Kevin C. Flesch has represented injured drivers in Lakewood and throughout Colorado since 1996. Call 303-980-5511 for a free case review. You pay nothing unless we win.
Insurance companies staff their claims departments with adjusters who settle crashes for a living. You are doing it for the first time. That gap is why early offers so often land below what a claim is actually worth, and why the first call from an adjuster usually arrives before you know the full extent of your injuries.
Flesch Law works the other side of that gap. Kevin C. Flesch earned his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in 1996 and is admitted to practice in Colorado state courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. He belongs to the Colorado Bar Association, the Arapahoe County Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association.
What that means for a Lakewood crash claim:
Don’t just take our word for it though, take a look at what our past clients have to say.
Valuing a claim well requires knowing the future cost, not just the bills already in hand. That is where medical opinions and, in larger cases, economic analysis carry weight.
Lakewood carries commuter traffic in four directions, and the crash patterns follow the road design.
West Colfax Avenue (US-40) runs the length of the city with closely spaced signals, wide crossings, and heavy pedestrian and RTD bus activity. City transportation data identified roughly 820 crashes on the stretch between Sheridan Boulevard and Wadsworth Boulevard over a five-year study period, producing 283 injuries and six deaths.
US-6, the 6th Avenue Freeway, moves traffic between Denver and the foothills at highway speed with short merge distances. The Wadsworth interchange and the Union Boulevard and Simms Street ramps produce sideswipe and rear-end collisions when traffic stacks up during the afternoon commute.
Wadsworth Boulevard is the city’s busiest north-south arterial. Left-turn conflicts at West 1st Avenue, 5th Avenue, and 14th Avenue account for a steady share of intersection crashes, and the Belmar retail corridor adds constant driveway turns into fast-moving through lanes.
Alameda Avenue and Kipling Street is a high-volume signalized crossing where drivers turning left across multiple lanes misjudge oncoming gaps. Broadside crashes at this type of intersection tend to cause the worst injuries because the door and pillar absorb the impact instead of a crumple zone.
Interstate 70 forms the northern edge of Lakewood and funnels mountain traffic through the city. Snow, ice, and sudden slowdowns near the Youngfield and 32nd Avenue interchanges produce chain-reaction pileups and commercial truck involvement.
C-470 carries commuters along the southwestern edge, where congestion at the US-285 and Morrison Road interchanges leads to rear-end collisions during peak hours.
Neighborhood streets matter too. Crashes in Green Mountain, Eiber, Applewood, and around the Federal Center often involve lower speeds and higher pedestrian and cyclist exposure. Lakewood recorded 21 traffic deaths in 2023.
Knowing the road matters when liability is disputed. Signal timing records, CDOT traffic counts, and prior crash history at a given intersection can all support a claim that a driver failed to yield or was traveling too fast for conditions.
Almost all car accidents are preventable. Human errors and driver mistakes are what cause most motor vehicle collisions in Lakewood, Colorado. Dangerous, reckless and careless drivers are frequently behind collisions. Inexperienced and incompetent drivers may make mistakes such as accidentally breaking traffic laws, while reckless drivers may intentionally break the rules.
Some of the most common causes of car accidents in Colorado include:
Other nondriver-related issues can also cause or contribute to car accidents in Colorado. For example, if a government agency ignores a pothole, a pothole could cause a tire blowout or rollover accident. The government may be liable for the crash in this scenario. A motor vehicle accident can also be caused by a defective product and can lead to manufacturer liability for a related accident.
There are three collisions in every car accident. The first is the vehicular collision, where the vehicle stops its forward motion by colliding with another vehicle or a fixed object.
The second collision is the human collision. This describes the collision between a vehicle occupant and an element inside of the car that stops his or her forward motion, such as the windshield or steering column.
The third collision is the internal collision. This is the collision between the internal organs and each other or the skeletal frame, stopping their forward motion. The human and internal collisions cause serious or catastrophic physical injuries. Some of the most common examples of these injuries are:
In addition to physical injuries, car accident victims in Colorado may experience psychological or emotional harm. A car accident victim can suffer the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder including nightmares and/or flashbacks. Physical and nonphysical injuries can reduce a victim’s quality of life and lead high costs associated with medical and therapy.
Colorado is an at-fault state, meaning the driver responsible for the crash and that driver’s liability insurer pay for the harm. Colorado repealed no-fault insurance in 2003, so there is no personal injury protection benefit paying your bills regardless of blame.
Three coverages decide what is actually available to pay a claim:
| Coverage | What it does | Colorado requirement |
| Liability | Pays others for injuries and property damage the policyholder causes | Minimum $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident for bodily injury, $15,000 for property damage |
| Medical payments (MedPay) | Pays your medical bills regardless of who caused the crash | Insurers must offer at least $5,000; you can decline only in writing |
| Uninsured and underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) | Covers you when the at-fault driver has no insurance or not enough | Optional, but insurers must offer it at limits matching your liability coverage unless you waive it in writing |
State minimum limits run out fast. A single surgery and a short hospital stay can exceed $25,000, which is why UM/UIM on your own policy often becomes the primary source of recovery in a serious crash.
Colorado splits damages into two categories. Economic damages cover measurable financial losses: medical bills, future treatment, lost wages, reduced earning capacity, and property damage. Noneconomic damages cover pain, suffering, emotional distress, disfigurement, and loss of enjoyment of life.
House Bill 24-1472, signed in June 2024, raised the noneconomic damages cap under C.R.S. § 13-21-102.5 to $1.5 million for civil actions filed on or after January 1, 2025.. The wrongful death noneconomic cap rose to $2,125,000 for actions filed on or after that date. The next inflation adjustment takes effect January 1, 2028.
Economic damages are not capped. Neither is property damage.
Colorado treats motor vehicle claims differently from other injury claims. Under C.R.S. § 13-80-101(1)(n)(I), tort actions for bodily injury or property damage arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle must be filed within three years of the date the claim accrues. Most other personal injury claims fall under the two-year deadline in C.R.S. § 13-80-102.
Two shorter deadlines catch people off guard:
Waiting also costs evidence. Surveillance footage is overwritten, vehicles are repaired or scrapped, and witnesses move.
Colorado uses modified comparative negligence, set out in C.R.S. § 13-21-111. Two things follow from it. Your damages are reduced by your percentage of fault, so a $100,000 award with a 20 percent fault finding pays $80,000. And if you are found 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing.
That 50 percent line is the reason insurance adjusters push fault back on injured drivers. Shifting you from 40 percent to 50 percent does not trim the payout, it erases it. Expect arguments about speed, following distance, and whether you could have avoided the crash.
Lakewood Police Records handles report requests at the Civic Center Public Safety Building, 445 South Allison Parkway. Reports for crashes without a fatality are typically available quickly, often the same day once the officer has filed. Reports involving a death take longer because the traffic investigation unit reviews them first.
Read the report as soon as you get it. Officers work from statements taken minutes after a collision, and errors in the diagram, the direction of travel, or the contributing-factor codes show up more often than people expect. Corrections are easier to pursue in the first weeks than months later.
Lakewood sits in Jefferson County, part of Colorado’s First Judicial District. Injury suits above the county court limit are filed in Jefferson County District Court at 100 Jefferson County Parkway in Golden, CO 80401. Claims at or under $25,000 can proceed in county court, which moves faster and costs less.
Lakewood Municipal Court, at 445 South Allison Parkway, handles traffic citations and municipal ordinance violations. It does not decide injury lawsuits. A ticket issued to the other driver can support your civil claim as evidence, but the compensation case is separate from the traffic case.
Most claims settle without a filed lawsuit. Filing still matters, because an insurer’s willingness to pay usually improves once it becomes clear the claim is headed for the County District Court.
In the aftermath of a serious car crash, it is normal to have questions and concerns. Individuals involved in a car crash may wonder who is financially responsible for the losses suffered.
A car accident attorney is someone you can trust to give you honest advice, motivated by a true desire to help you and your family recover. At Flesch Law, our Lakewood personal injury lawyers make the legal process as simple and stress-free as possible. We stand by your side through every phase of a lawsuit, answering your questions and concerns along the way.
Flesch Law represent clients that have been seriously injured or have lost a loved one in any type of motor vehicle accident resulting from the negligence of another driver. There is nothing more devastating than being injured in a car accident or receiving the news that a member of the family has died as the result of a wreck. The sudden impact of the injury or death can result in emotional and financial turmoil for years. When the accident was the result of misconduct on the part of a negligent or a drunk/drugged driver, the sense of injustice can be intolerable.
Start your case by requesting a free consultation with us in Lakewood, Colorado today. Contact us online or call (303) 980-5511.