Clear, sourced information about what happens after a Colorado crash
Tell us what happened. An independent Colorado attorney reads it and comes back to you. There is no cost, and no obligation to hire anyone.
The crash
Safety
Medical care
Evidence
Insurance
Your options
They go to an independent Colorado attorney who handles crash claims. If your deadline is close, say so — those get looked at first.
This site is not a law firm and does not give legal advice. No attorney-client relationship exists until you and an attorney agree one in writing.
It will not tell you what your claim is worth. Anyone who puts a number on a crash claim before seeing the medical records and the policy limits is guessing.
No. The case check is free, and most Colorado crash attorneys work on a contingency fee, meaning they are paid out of a recovery rather than up front. Ask any attorney to put the fee and the costs in writing before you sign.
No. Plenty of straightforward property-damage claims are settled directly with an insurer. The case check is there to tell you whether yours looks like one of those.
Colorado reduces damages by your share of fault rather than ending the claim at the first sign of it. Colorado reduces damages in proportion to the injured person’s share of fault, and bars recovery altogether once that share is as great as the fault of the person being sued — half the blame, where there is a single defendant. C.R.S. § 13-21-111(1) verified 2026-09-14
Say so. In Colorado, a claim for injury or property damage arising out of the use or operation of a motor vehicle must be brought within three years. C.R.S. § 13-80-101(1)(n) verified 2026-09-11 Claims against a government body are far shorter.