Northglenn Pedestrian Accident Lawyer

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Colorado law requires drivers to yield to pedestrians at every marked and unmarked crosswalk in Northglenn under C.R.S. 42-4-802. That duty applies at the commercial intersections along 104th Avenue and 120th Avenue, at I-25 on-ramp access roads, and at every unmarked crossing where sidewalks meet a street. The absence of painted lines is not a legal defense for a driver who fails to yield.
Colorado's modified comparative fault rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111) means you can still recover even if you were partly at fault for the accident. As long as you were less than 50 percent responsible, your award is reduced by your share rather than eliminated. A driver's speed, distraction, or left-turn error across a 104th Avenue commercial strip still counts against them even when you were crossing outside a marked crosswalk.
Northglenn pedestrian accident lawsuits are filed at the Adams County District Court, 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601, in Colorado's 17th Judicial District. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries Adams County pedestrian cases directly from our Denver office, with no added cost to Northglenn clients.

Northglenn sits directly on the I-25 North corridor and is cut through by two heavily commercialized arterials, 104th Avenue and 120th Avenue, that generate concentrated turning-movement and pedestrian-conflict crash patterns at their signalized intersections. When a driver strikes a person walking in Northglenn, the physical harm is serious and the legal questions are often more complex than they first appear. CGH Injury Lawyers investigates Northglenn pedestrian accident cases, challenges incomplete police reports, pursues every available insurance policy, and prepares every case for trial in Adams County. You pay nothing unless we recover for you.

Under C.R.S. 42-4-802, a driver approaching any crosswalk in Northglenn must yield the right of way to a pedestrian who is in the crosswalk or close enough to be in immediate danger. Once you have entered the crosswalk, every driver moving the same direction must stop and remain stopped until you have safely crossed. A driver in a second lane may not pass a vehicle that has already stopped to let you cross.

The yielding duty applies at painted crosswalks, signal-controlled crossings, and at unmarked crosswalks at intersections where sidewalks are present. There is no requirement that paint be on the pavement for the duty to apply.
Pedestrians also have duties under C.R.S. 42-4-803: a person crossing mid-block must yield to vehicles, and traffic signals control the crossing when present at an intersection. Even a pedestrian who violates one of those rules does not automatically lose the right to compensation if the driver was also negligent.
On a multi-lane road like 104th Avenue or 120th Avenue, a driver in the far lane who passes a stopped car without seeing the pedestrian in the crosswalk is violating C.R.S. 42-4-802 directly. That specific statutory violation makes liability clearer and harder for an insurer to dispute.

Drivers and their insurers routinely argue that a Northglenn pedestrian was jaywalking, crossing against the light, or not visible. Our job is to counter those arguments with the statute, with traffic camera footage, and with the physical evidence from the scene.

104th Avenue Commercial Corridor

104th Avenue is one of Northglenn's two principal east-west arterials, running through a dense commercial zone lined with retail shopping centers, restaurants, and high-traffic driveways. At signalized intersections along this corridor, turning drivers routinely watch for oncoming vehicles while failing to notice pedestrians who have already stepped into the crosswalk. The left-hook pattern, where a turning driver clears oncoming traffic but strikes the pedestrian in the crosswalk, is one of the most predictable pedestrian accident types on this road and is a clear C.R.S. 42-4-802 violation. The high volume of commercial driveways also creates mid-block pedestrian exposure where drivers exiting parking areas may not look for foot traffic before crossing the sidewalk.
120th Avenue Commercial Corridor

120th Avenue carries comparable commercial traffic and generates the same turning-movement and driveway-exit conflicts as 104th Avenue. The intersections where 120th meets collector roads and commercial access points produce angle crashes and pedestrian strikes at a rate consistent with the high vehicle volume and mixed foot traffic generated by nearby retail development. Drivers making left turns across 120th Avenue in front of stopped traffic in the near lane may never see a pedestrian crossing from behind the stopped vehicle, creating the multi-lane blocking scenario that C.R.S. 42-4-802 is specifically designed to address.
I-25 On-Ramp and Interchange Access Roads

The interchanges where I-25 meets 104th Avenue and 120th Avenue generate speed-differential conflicts as drivers accelerate toward freeway entry or decelerate from freeway exit speeds. Pedestrians crossing on the surface streets feeding these interchanges face drivers whose attention is divided between merging traffic and on-ramp geometry. A driver who fails to scan crosswalk zones while navigating an I-25 interchange approach bears liability for any pedestrian struck in that crossing, regardless of whether the intersection is painted.
US-36 Connector and Approach Roads

US-36 runs near Northglenn's southwestern boundary, linking the city to Denver and Westminster. Drivers accessing US-36 from Northglenn surface streets must navigate speed transitions from arterial to highway conditions. Where pedestrian crossings exist near US-36 access points, a driver focused on merging traffic rather than crosswalk zones may fail to see someone on foot until it is too late to stop at arterial speeds.
Winter Ice and Reduced Visibility Conditions

Adams County experiences Colorado's standard freeze-thaw winter cycle. Icy pavement, reduced dawn and dusk daylight, and standing water from snow melt all increase stopping distances and reduce driver ability to see pedestrians at crossings. A driver who fails to reduce speed in icy or low-visibility conditions on 104th or 120th Avenue carries greater responsibility when a pedestrian is struck. These environmental factors also raise the question of whether a public entity failed to maintain or adequately warn of a hazardous crossing surface, which triggers the government-notice rules discussed below.

The 50 percent bar rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111)

Colorado follows a modified comparative negligence system. If you are less than 50 percent at fault, you recover, but your award is reduced by your share of the fault. If you are found 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing.

Found 0 percent at fault: you recover 100 percent of your damages.
Found 25 percent at fault: you recover 75 percent of your damages.
Found 49 percent at fault: you recover 51 percent of your damages.
Found 50 percent or more at fault: you recover nothing.

The word "jaywalking" is an adjuster's tool for pushing your fault percentage up without necessarily putting you above 49 percent. A driver who was speeding on 104th Avenue, looking at a phone, or turning left across a commercial intersection without checking the crosswalk can still carry the majority of fault even when you were crossing outside a painted crosswalk. We use traffic camera footage, accident reconstruction, and witness statements to challenge inflated fault assignments that Adams County insurers use to deny or minimize pedestrian claims.

Economic damages (no cap)

Emergency care and hospitalization at North Suburban Medical Center or any transfer facility
All future medical treatment, surgeries, and rehabilitation
Lost wages during the recovery period when you could not work
Lost earning capacity when the injury changes what you can do for work over the long term
Assistive devices, home modifications, and long-term care expenses
Out-of-pocket costs tied directly to the accident and recovery

Non-economic and other damages

Pain and suffering during treatment and the long recovery that follows a pedestrian strike
Emotional distress, PTSD, and anxiety caused by the accident
Loss of enjoyment of life when injuries limit activities you valued before the crash
Disfigurement and scarring, which are uncapped under Colorado law
Compensation for physical impairment, also uncapped and often the highest-value category in serious pedestrian cases
Loss of consortium for a spouse affected by the injury

For claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025, Colorado caps non-economic damages such as pain and suffering at $1,500,000 under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5. Economic damages, including every medical bill and every dollar of lost income, are never capped. Compensation for physical impairment and disfigurement carries no cap at all, which means that in a serious Northglenn pedestrian case involving broken bones, spinal injury, or permanent disability, those uncapped categories can represent the largest portion of the claim. When a pedestrian accident takes a life, surviving family members may pursue a wrongful death claim for funeral costs, lost financial support, and loss of companionship.

The at-fault driver's liability policy is the primary source of recovery. Colorado's minimum bodily injury liability requirement is $25,000 per person, but many drivers carry higher limits and some carry commercial policies. Identifying the full policy stack is one of the first things we do on every Northglenn pedestrian case.
Your own auto policy may cover you even though you were on foot. Uninsured and underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage applies to pedestrians in Colorado. It provides compensation when the at-fault driver has no insurance, too little insurance, or flees the scene. Colorado UM/UIM claims are governed by C.R.S. 13-80-107.5 under Pham v. State Farm, 2013 CO 17.
When a City of Northglenn vehicle, an Adams County vehicle, or a road defect caused or contributed to the accident, the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act becomes relevant. For claims accruing on or after January 1, 2026, the CGIA caps recovery from a public entity at $505,000 per person and $1,421,000 per occurrence under C.R.S. 24-10-114. A written notice of claim must be served within 182 days of discovering the injury under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1). Missing that 182-day window bars the claim against the government entity entirely, regardless of how strong the other facts are.
Health insurance and any medical payments (MedPay) coverage on an auto policy can pay early medical bills at North Suburban Medical Center or SCL Health Good Samaritan Medical Center. Health insurers typically hold subrogation rights, and we negotiate those liens so you keep more of your recovery.

Insurance companies, including your own, act in their financial interest first. Do not give a recorded statement, sign a medical authorization, or accept any settlement offer before speaking with an attorney who can evaluate every policy in play.

Call 911 from the scene

A police report creates an official record of the location, the vehicle, and the driver's information. On busy corridors like 104th Avenue and 120th Avenue, arriving officers can also request that traffic camera footage be preserved before it is overwritten. Request medical response even if you believe your injuries are minor, because pedestrian strikes often conceal internal or neurological damage that appears days later.
Get evaluated at North Suburban Medical Center

North Suburban Medical Center is the closest acute-care facility serving the Northglenn and Thornton area. It handles a high volume of crash and trauma cases from the I-25 North corridor. Traumatic brain injuries, spinal damage, and internal bleeding may not be obvious at the scene. Getting examined immediately protects your health and creates the medical record that connects your injuries to the accident. If your injuries require additional surgical capacity, SCL Health Good Samaritan Medical Center provides further acute care for Adams County residents. We coordinate records from every treating facility.
Document everything you can at the scene

Photograph the vehicle, the road, crosswalk markings or their absence, traffic signals, and your visible injuries. Note exactly where the crossing occurred, whether it was at a signalized intersection or a mid-block point, and the road conditions at the time. Get the names and contact information of any witnesses before they leave, and note the direction the vehicle was traveling and whether it was turning.
Do not give a recorded statement to any insurer

The at-fault driver's insurer will likely call within days. They are not on your side. Do not agree to a recorded statement, accept a fast offer, or sign any release before you have spoken with a pedestrian accident attorney. Early settlements on pedestrian cases routinely fail to account for future medical treatment and permanent disability.
Watch the government-entity clock

If a City of Northglenn vehicle, an Adams County road defect, or a government-maintained crossing contributed to the accident, a written notice of claim must be served within 182 days of discovering the injury under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1). That clock runs from the date of discovery of the injury, not from the date of the accident itself. Missing it bars the claim against the government entity entirely, no matter how strong the other facts are.
Contact a Northglenn pedestrian accident attorney

Traffic camera footage from 104th Avenue, 120th Avenue, and their intersecting streets can be overwritten within days. The three-year filing deadline for a motor vehicle case under C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n) gives you time to plan, but evidence preservation starts now. A free consultation with CGH Injury Lawyers costs you nothing and starts the investigation immediately.

Courthouse

Adams County District Court, Brighton (17th Judicial District)

Northglenn pedestrian accident lawsuits above the county-court jurisdictional limit are filed at the Adams County District Court, 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601, in Colorado's 17th Judicial District. The 17th Judicial District covers Adams County and Broomfield County. Northglenn sits in Adams County, which generates a high volume of motor-vehicle injury litigation reflecting the density and crash exposure of the I-25 North corridor and the 104th and 120th Avenue commercial strips. Local rules, the Adams County jury pool, and the defense firms active in this district differ from neighboring Jefferson or Arapahoe counties, and we file and try 17th Judicial District cases directly from our Denver office at no additional cost to Northglenn clients.

Trauma Care

North Suburban Medical Center and SCL Health Good Samaritan Medical Center

After a pedestrian accident in Northglenn, injured people are typically transported to North Suburban Medical Center, the closest acute-care facility serving the Northglenn and Thornton area. North Suburban handles a substantial volume of crash and trauma cases from the I-25 North corridor, and its emergency records document the scope of injuries suffered in pedestrian strikes along 104th and 120th avenues. SCL Health Good Samaritan Medical Center provides additional acute-care and surgical capacity for Adams County residents when the severity of injury requires it. The initial treatment records from either facility form the foundation of the damages claim, and we work with hospital billing and records from both from the first day. When injuries require Level I or Level II trauma care, patients may be transferred to facilities in Denver, and we coordinate records from every treating location.

High-Risk Pedestrian Corridors

104th Avenue, 120th Avenue, I-25 Interchange Access Roads, and US-36

Northglenn's pedestrian accident exposure concentrates on four corridors. 104th Avenue and 120th Avenue are the city's principal east-west arterials, both heavily lined with commercial properties, retail shopping centers, and high-volume driveways that generate turning-movement and pedestrian-conflict crash patterns at every major intersection node. The I-25 interchanges at 104th and 120th avenues create speed-differential zones where drivers accelerating toward or decelerating from freeway speeds must also navigate crosswalk zones on the surface-street approaches. US-36 near the city's southwestern boundary adds a second high-speed corridor where local pedestrian crossings conflict with highway-speed driver attention. Together these four corridors account for the majority of Northglenn's pedestrian injury exposure, and the crash patterns on 104th and 120th in particular, including left-hook turns at signalized intersections and multi-lane blocking scenarios, are the fact patterns we see most often translate into Adams County pedestrian claims.

Your team

The Northglenn pedestrian accident team behind your case

CGH Injury Lawyers is a eight-attorney Colorado firm founded in 2016, formerly Cheney Galluzzi and Howard. Managing Partner Kevin Cheney is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and has tried over 25 cases to verdict. Timothy G. Tarr has been recognized by Best Lawyers every year since 2023. Pedestrian accident cases require scene investigation, traffic camera footage preservation, and reconstruction analysis that must happen quickly after the crash, and our team moves fast on all three. Every Northglenn pedestrian case is handled by a licensed Colorado attorney who files and tries cases in the 17th Judicial District, not by a paralegal.

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One thing we will tell you upfront: CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Northglenn office. We serve Northglenn pedestrian accident clients from our Denver office at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205. We come to you for meetings when needed, file at the Adams County District Court in Brighton, and try cases in the 17th Judicial District. What you get is the investigation and the result, not a storefront on 104th Avenue.

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How long do I have to file a pedestrian accident lawsuit in Northglenn?

Colorado gives you three years from the date of the accident to file a lawsuit when a motor vehicle struck you while you were on foot (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)). That deadline runs from the day of the collision, not from when you finish treatment. If a government entity such as the City of Northglenn, Adams County, or CDOT contributed to the accident through a vehicle or a road defect, you must also serve a written notice of claim within 182 days of discovering the injury under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1), or the claim against that entity is barred entirely. Traffic camera footage from 104th Avenue, 120th Avenue, and surrounding intersections can be overwritten in days, so starting the investigation early matters.

What if the driver who struck me in Northglenn had no insurance?

Your own uninsured motorist (UM) coverage can apply to pedestrian accidents even though you were not in a vehicle at the time. If the driver had too little insurance to cover your damages, your underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage fills the gap. Colorado UM/UIM claims are governed by C.R.S. 13-80-107.5 under Pham v. State Farm, 2013 CO 17. We also investigate whether the driver has personal assets beyond any policy in play and whether any third party, such as a vehicle owner or employer, shares responsibility for the crash.

Can I recover if I was crossing outside a crosswalk on 104th Avenue or 120th Avenue?

Yes, in many cases. Colorado's modified comparative fault rule under C.R.S. 13-21-111 lets you recover as long as you were less than 50 percent at fault, and your award is reduced by your share of responsibility. Mid-block crossings under C.R.S. 42-4-803 do place a duty to yield on the pedestrian, but a driver who was speeding, distracted, turning without watching the crosswalk, or impaired can still carry the majority of fault. We use accident reconstruction and witness testimony to challenge inflated fault percentages that insurers assign to pedestrians in order to reduce or deny Adams County claims.

Does Colorado cap how much a Northglenn pedestrian accident victim can recover?

Economic damages such as medical bills, lost wages, and future care costs are never capped in Colorado. Non-economic damages such as pain and suffering are capped at $1,500,000 for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025 (C.R.S. 13-21-102.5). Compensation for physical impairment and disfigurement carries no cap at all, which is why serious pedestrian cases involving permanent disability or scarring often build their core claim value in those uncapped categories. If a government entity is involved, the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act separately caps recovery at $505,000 per person and $1,421,000 per occurrence for claims accruing on or after January 1, 2026 (C.R.S. 24-10-114).

Where would my Northglenn pedestrian accident lawsuit be filed?

A Northglenn pedestrian accident case above the county-court jurisdictional limit is filed in the 17th Judicial District at the Adams County District Court, 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601. The 17th Judicial District covers Adams County and Broomfield County. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries 17th Judicial District pedestrian cases directly from our Denver office, with no additional cost to Northglenn clients.

Does CGH Injury Lawyers have an office in Northglenn?

No. CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Northglenn office. Our one office is at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205, (303) 209-9395. We serve Northglenn and all of Adams County pedestrian accident clients from that office, file cases at the Adams County District Court in Brighton, and meet you wherever is convenient. There is no additional charge for Northglenn clients. We are available in English and Spanish.

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What if you were partly at fault for the Northglenn pedestrian accident?

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What you can recover after a Northglenn pedestrian accident

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Non-economic and other damages

Insurance coverage for Northglenn pedestrian accident victims

What to do after being struck on foot in Northglenn

Call 911 from the scene

Get evaluated at North Suburban Medical Center

Document everything you can at the scene

Do not give a recorded statement to any insurer

Watch the government-entity clock

Contact a Northglenn pedestrian accident attorney

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The Northglenn pedestrian accident team behind your case

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Northglenn Pedestrian Accident Lawyers Who Put Colorado Law to Work on 104th Avenue and Every Crossing in Adams County

Colorado pedestrian right-of-way law and how it applies in Northglenn (C.R.S. 42-4-802)

The Northglenn roads and crossings behind the most serious pedestrian injury claims

104th Avenue Commercial Corridor

120th Avenue Commercial Corridor

I-25 On-Ramp and Interchange Access Roads

US-36 Connector and Approach Roads

Winter Ice and Reduced Visibility Conditions

What if you were partly at fault for the Northglenn pedestrian accident?

The 50 percent bar rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111)

What you can recover after a Northglenn pedestrian accident

Economic damages (no cap)

Non-economic and other damages

Insurance coverage for Northglenn pedestrian accident victims

What to do after being struck on foot in Northglenn

Call 911 from the scene

Get evaluated at North Suburban Medical Center

Document everything you can at the scene

Do not give a recorded statement to any insurer

Watch the government-entity clock

Contact a Northglenn pedestrian accident attorney

Northglenn courts. Northglenn trauma care. Northglenn pedestrian corridors.

Adams County District Court, Brighton (17th Judicial District)

North Suburban Medical Center and SCL Health Good Samaritan Medical Center

104th Avenue, 120th Avenue, I-25 Interchange Access Roads, and US-36

The Northglenn pedestrian accident team behind your case

Northglenn pedestrian accident frequently asked questions

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