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Pueblo Bicycle Accident Lawyers Who Fight for Injured Cyclists on Every Road and Trail in Pueblo County

A driver who squeezes past a cyclist on US 50, turns across a bike lane on Northern Avenue, or runs a red light near Pueblo's downtown intersections can cause injuries that last for years. CGH Injury Lawyers serves Pueblo cyclists from our Denver office, uses Colorado's Safety Stop law and three-foot passing rule to defeat bad-faith fault claims, and collects nothing unless we win your case.

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  • Pueblo bicycle accident cases are filed at the Pueblo County District Court, 320 W. 10th St., Pueblo, CO 81003, in Colorado's 10th Judicial District. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries Pueblo County bicycle crash cases directly from our Denver office. CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Pueblo office. We serve Pueblo from our Denver office and come to you.
  • Colorado law gives cyclists the same rights as motor vehicle operators under Title 42. Drivers must give cyclists at least three feet of clearance when passing (C.R.S. 42-4-1003), and a violation is direct evidence of negligence in a crash case. Under the Colorado Safety Stop law (C.R.S. 42-4-1412.5), cyclists may treat stop signs as yield signs and proceed through a red light after stopping when it is safe to do so.
  • Colorado follows modified comparative fault (C.R.S. 13-21-111): you can recover as long as you were less than 50 percent at fault, and your award is reduced by your share of fault. If you are 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing. When a motor vehicle causes a bicycle crash, you generally have three years from the crash date to file suit (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)).

Pueblo's road network centers on the junction of I-25 and US 50, two corridors carrying continuous commercial truck traffic. Cyclists on Northern Avenue (SH-45), US 96, and the streets connecting those arterials share pavement with drivers whose attention is divided between commercial freight and surface-street cross traffic. When a driver's inattention, an illegal close pass, or a failure to yield puts a Pueblo cyclist on the ground, CGH Injury Lawyers manages the claim from our Denver office, negotiates with the insurer, and files in Pueblo County District Court when a fair settlement is refused. You pay nothing unless we recover for you.

Colorado cyclist law

The Colorado Safety Stop law and cyclist rights: what Pueblo riders need to know

Insurance adjusters in Pueblo bicycle crash cases reach for a predictable script: the cyclist ran a stop sign, blew a red light, or failed to control speed on a busy arterial like US 50. Colorado's Safety Stop law and the rules of the road for cyclists are the first line of defense against that script.

The Safety Stop law (C.R.S. 42-4-1412.5)

  • At a stop sign, you may treat it as a yield sign. Slow down, check for cross traffic, and yield to vehicles and pedestrians with the right of way. You are not required to make a full foot-down stop when the intersection is clear.
  • At a red light, you must come to a complete stop. After stopping and yielding to all cross traffic and pedestrians, you may proceed when it is safe. This addresses traffic signals that fail to detect a bicycle, a common problem at Pueblo's older intersections along the US 50 corridor.
  • Using the Safety Stop correctly is following Colorado law, not breaking it. An adjuster who claims otherwise is wrong, and we document the distinction in every Pueblo bicycle claim we handle.

The three-foot passing rule (C.R.S. 42-4-1003)

  • Drivers must leave at least three feet of clearance when passing a cyclist. When a lane is too narrow to do that without crossing the center line, the driver must wait or change lanes.
  • On US 50 through Pueblo, where commercial trucks and passenger vehicles move at speed through the same lanes as cyclists, close-pass violations are a direct cause of sideswipe and mirror-strike crashes.
  • A documented three-foot rule violation is direct evidence of negligence in a civil claim. We use dashcam footage, witness accounts, and accident reconstruction to prove the clearance was inadequate.

Taking the lane and riding two abreast on Pueblo roads

Colorado law allows cyclists to occupy the center of a traffic lane when conditions make it the safest choice, and to ride two abreast when it does not impede the normal and reasonable flow of traffic. A driver who tailgates, leans on the horn, or tries to force a cyclist to the edge of a Pueblo arterial may be liable for aggressive driving or endangerment. When you rode lawfully and were hit anyway, our attorneys reconstruct how you were positioned and what the driver did to establish fault where it belongs.

CGH Injury Lawyers attorneys serve on the CDOT Vulnerable Road User Safety Task Force, working alongside state transportation officials on the policy and road-design questions that determine cyclist safety in cities like Pueblo. That background lets us speak the language of traffic engineering when it matters in your case.

Where Pueblo bike crashes happen

The Pueblo roads, intersections, and corridors behind the most serious bicycle injury claims

Cycling in Pueblo means sharing pavement with I-25 commercial freight traffic, the heavy east-west truck movement on US 50, and the continuous surface-street activity that connects those corridors. These are the locations where bicycle crash cases originate in Pueblo County.

  1. US 50 (Pueblo Boulevard) East-West Commercial Corridor

    US Highway 50 runs east-west through Pueblo as Pueblo Boulevard, one of southern Colorado's primary commercial freight routes. Trucks, passenger vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians share signalized intersections at irregular intervals along the surface arterial. For cyclists, the hazard is most acute at commercial driveways where trucks make wide turns without adequate sight lines, and at signalized intersections where left-turning drivers fail to yield to oncoming cyclists in the travel lane. A close-pass sideswipe, a left-hook collision, or a right-hook at a driveway on US 50 each produces a different evidence trail, and we investigate all of it.

  2. I-25 On-Ramps, Frontage Roads, and Interchange Zones

    Interstate 25 is the north-south spine of Pueblo, and its merge zones, interchange approaches, and frontage roads create conflict points between high-speed motor vehicles and cyclists who must cross or parallel the highway to reach destinations on either side. The I-25 and US 50 interchange concentrates truck and passenger-vehicle turning movements in ways that produce crashes when cyclists approach on surface streets. Federal motor carrier regulations govern commercial truck drivers on this corridor, meaning a truck-involved bicycle crash opens a broader investigation than a standard two-car claim.

  3. Northern Avenue (State Highway 45) Arterial

    State Highway 45, known locally as Northern Avenue, is a major surface arterial through the northern section of Pueblo. Arterials with frequent cross-traffic, commercial driveways, and mixed vehicle types produce a higher rate of angle and turning crashes than limited-access highways. Cyclists on Northern Avenue encounter right-hook situations at driveways, close passes from vehicles moving between posted speed limits, and intersections where the signal timing does not accommodate bicycle detector loops. When a Northern Avenue crash results in serious injury, the evidence-preservation window is short and the at-fault driver's insurer often contacts the victim within hours of the collision.

  4. US 96 and the Arkansas River Corridor

    US 96 extends east from Pueblo through a rural-to-urban transition corridor where posted speeds shift and drivers are not expecting to encounter cyclists. The Arkansas River runs through Pueblo, and roads adjacent to the river can experience surface degradation and reduced visibility during rain events or when standing water from seasonal flooding creates traction hazards. The corridor also includes access points to parks and recreational areas where cyclists and pedestrians are present in higher numbers, increasing the chance of a failure-to-yield collision.

  5. Downtown Pueblo Intersections and the Dooring Zone

    Downtown Pueblo concentrates parallel parking adjacent to travel lanes and mixed pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Occupants who open a car door without checking their mirror can strike a passing cyclist with enough force to cause clavicle fractures, facial injuries, or traumatic brain injury. This is a dooring crash, and liability rests with the person who opened the door into the path of a cyclist who was riding lawfully. Downtown Pueblo also features older signal infrastructure that may not detect bicycles at all, creating stale-red situations that the Safety Stop law directly addresses.

After the crash

What to do immediately after a bicycle accident in Pueblo

The decisions made in the hours after a Pueblo bicycle crash shape what you can recover. Cyclists who are upright and walking may not feel the full extent of their injuries for hours. These steps protect your health and preserve the evidence an insurer will later try to dispute in Pueblo County District Court.

  1. Call 911 and request a police report

    A Pueblo Police Department or Pueblo County Sheriff report creates an official record of the crash, the involved vehicle, and the other party's insurance information. Even a minor-seeming collision can involve spinal injury, concussion, or internal bleeding that is not apparent immediately. Request both police and emergency medical response.

  2. Get evaluated at UCHealth Parkview Medical Center

    UCHealth Parkview Medical Center is Pueblo's Level II Trauma Center, equipped to handle critical injury presentations around the clock without transfer to Denver. Cyclists are particularly vulnerable to traumatic brain injury, spinal fractures, and internal trauma that adrenaline can mask at the crash scene. St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center also serves the Pueblo community and provides additional care options. Getting examined within hours creates a medical record that directly ties your injuries to the crash. Those records become the foundation of your damages claim.

  3. Document the Pueblo crash scene

    Photograph your bicycle, your injuries, the vehicle that struck you, the road surface, lane markings, any signage, and the surrounding area. Note the exact location, whether it was a close pass on US 50, a right-hook at a Northern Avenue driveway, or a downtown dooring. Collect witness names and contact information before they leave.

  4. Preserve your bicycle and gear

    Do not repair or discard your bicycle, helmet, or clothing. The damage pattern on your bike and gear is physical evidence of how the crash happened and the force involved. We document that evidence from the start of every Pueblo bicycle crash claim we handle.

  5. Watch for government-entity involvement

    If a City of Pueblo vehicle, a CDOT maintenance truck, or a road defect such as failed pavement on a Pueblo street or an unmarked intersection contributed to your crash, a written notice of claim must be filed within 182 days of discovering the injury under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act (C.R.S. 24-10-109(1)). That clock runs from the date you discovered the injury, not necessarily the crash date. Missing that notice bars the government-entity portion of your claim entirely.

  6. Contact a Pueblo bicycle accident attorney

    Colorado gives you three years from the date of the crash to file a bicycle accident lawsuit when a motor vehicle caused your injuries (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)). Evidence from Pueblo intersections and nearby commercial cameras can disappear within days. A free consultation with CGH Injury Lawyers costs you nothing and clarifies which deadlines apply to your specific Pueblo bicycle crash.

Compensation

What you can recover after a Pueblo bicycle crash, and how comparative fault affects it

Colorado law lets an injured cyclist pursue the full documented cost of the crash and the human cost of living with a serious injury. Two broad damage categories apply, and the comparative fault rule controls whether you can recover at all.

Economic damages (no cap)

  • Medical expenses, past and future, including emergency care at UCHealth Parkview Medical Center and ongoing rehabilitation
  • Lost wages from time missed at work while recovering from crash injuries
  • Loss of future earning capacity when a crash injury affects your ability to work long-term
  • Bicycle replacement or repair and damage to other personal property
  • Physical therapy, assistive devices, and home care costs
  • Out-of-pocket transportation and caregiver costs directly caused by the crash

Non-economic and other damages

  • Pain and suffering from the crash and the recovery process
  • Emotional distress and anxiety, including fear of cycling again after a traumatic collision on a Pueblo road
  • Loss of enjoyment of life when an injury limits cycling and other activities you valued
  • Loss of consortium when an injury affects a spouse or family relationship
  • Compensation for physical impairment or disfigurement, which carries no cap under Colorado law

The damages cap, the comparative fault rule, and the helmet defense

For claims accruing on or after January 1, 2025, Colorado caps non-economic damages such as pain and suffering at $1.5 million under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5. Economic damages such as medical bills and lost wages are never capped. Compensation for physical impairment or disfigurement is also uncapped under C.R.S. 13-21-102.5, which makes those categories especially important in serious Pueblo bicycle crash claims where injuries are permanent.

Colorado's modified comparative negligence rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111) means you can recover damages as long as you were less than 50 percent at fault. Your award is reduced by your share of fault. If you are found 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing. Insurers use this rule aggressively on Pueblo bicycle claims, inflating the cyclist's fault to approach or exceed that bar. The Safety Stop law and the three-foot rule are our principal tools for keeping fault where it belongs: with the driver.

Colorado does not require adults to wear helmets while cycling. Not wearing a helmet is not automatic negligence. An insurer may argue that going without a helmet contributed to head injuries, and that argument can reduce your recovery under comparative negligence, but it does not bar your claim. We work with medical experts to show the driver's negligence caused the harm regardless of helmet use.

Insurance coverage

Your own auto policy may pay your Pueblo bicycle crash claim

Most Pueblo cyclists do not know that their own auto insurance can cover them while riding a bicycle. Understanding every available source of coverage is what separates a partial recovery from a full one.

Uninsured and underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage

If an uninsured driver hits you while you are on your bicycle in Pueblo, or if the at-fault driver's liability limits fall short of your damages, your own UM/UIM coverage may step in to pay your medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. This matters most in hit-and-run crashes on Pueblo roads and whenever a driver carries the state minimum in liability insurance. We identify every available policy, including homeowner and umbrella coverage, at the start of every Pueblo bicycle crash case.

Government-entity crashes and CGIA caps

When a City of Pueblo vehicle, a CDOT maintenance truck, or a road design failure on a Pueblo street contributed to your bicycle crash, the claim involves a public entity and the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act applies. For claims accruing on or after January 1, 2026, CGIA caps recovery from a public entity at $505,000 per person and $1,421,000 per occurrence (C.R.S. 24-10-114). The notice requirement, 182 days from the date of discovering the injury under C.R.S. 24-10-109(1), is strict and separate from the main filing deadline. Missing it bars the government-entity portion of your Pueblo claim entirely.

Local knowledge

Pueblo courts. Pueblo trauma care. Pueblo cycling corridors.

A Pueblo bicycle accident claim lives in Pueblo: the road where the crash happened, the hospital that treated you, and the courthouse where the lawsuit would be filed. Here is the ground we work on for every Pueblo County bicycle crash client.

Courthouse

Pueblo County District Court (10th Judicial District)

Pueblo bicycle accident lawsuits above the county-court jurisdictional limit are filed at the Pueblo County District Court, 320 W. 10th St., Pueblo, CO 81003, in Colorado's 10th Judicial District. Unlike many Colorado cities where residents must drive to a distant county seat to file, Pueblo has its own dedicated district court in the city center. That means the jury pool is drawn from Pueblo County residents, the defense firms a bicycle crash claim faces have Pueblo County experience, and the procedures reflect the 10th Judicial District. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries Pueblo County bicycle crash cases directly from our Denver office, with no additional charge to Pueblo clients.

Trauma Care

UCHealth Parkview Medical Center (Level II Trauma) and St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center

UCHealth Parkview Medical Center is Pueblo's Level II Trauma Center, designated to handle the most serious injury presentations around the clock without transfer to Denver. When a crash on US 50, Northern Avenue, or the I-25 corridor sends a cyclist to Parkview, the trauma records, imaging studies, and surgical notes that follow become the backbone of the damages claim. Bicycle crash injuries, including traumatic brain injury, spinal fractures, and internal trauma, can develop over hours or days. St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center also serves the Pueblo community and provides additional care options for injured Pueblo residents. We work directly with hospital records and billing systems from the start of every serious Pueblo bicycle case, building a complete medical picture that supports the full damages claim through every stage of litigation.

Cycling Corridors

I-25, US 50 (Pueblo Boulevard), Northern Avenue (SH-45), and US 96

Interstate 25 is the north-south spine of Pueblo, carrying continuous commercial truck and passenger vehicle traffic through the city and its interchange zones. US Highway 50, running east-west as Pueblo Boulevard, is one of southern Colorado's primary commercial freight corridors, with mixed truck, passenger, cyclist, and pedestrian traffic at surface intersections throughout the day. Northern Avenue (State Highway 45) provides a major arterial connection through the northern part of the city, with the driveways, cross streets, and signal infrastructure typical of a high-volume surface road. US 96 extends east from Pueblo through a transitional corridor with shifting speed limits and fewer cyclist protections. For cyclists, the combination of high-speed through traffic, commercial truck movements, and surface-street intersections makes Pueblo one of the more demanding environments in Colorado for safe riding. Rear-end crashes, close-pass sideswipes, left-hook and right-hook collisions, and dooring incidents in the downtown core are the injury patterns we see most often in Pueblo bicycle cases.

Your team

The Pueblo bicycle accident team behind your case

CGH Injury Lawyers is a eight-attorney Colorado firm founded in 2016, formerly Cheney Galluzzi and Howard. Our attorneys serve on the CDOT Vulnerable Road User Safety Task Force, working directly with state transportation officials and legislators on cyclist safety standards. 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. Every Pueblo bicycle accident case is handled by a licensed Colorado attorney who files and tries cases in the 10th Judicial District, not by a paralegal.

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One thing we will tell you upfront: CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Pueblo office. We serve Pueblo bicycle 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 Pueblo County District Court, 320 W. 10th St., and try cases in the 10th Judicial District. What you get is the work and the result, not a storefront on Pueblo Boulevard.

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Frequently asked questions

Pueblo bicycle accident frequently asked questions

How long do I have to file a bicycle accident lawsuit in Pueblo?

Colorado gives you three years from the date of the crash to file a bicycle accident lawsuit when a motor vehicle caused your injuries (C.R.S. 13-80-101(1)(n)). If a government entity such as the City of Pueblo, CDOT, or Pueblo County was involved 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 government-entity claim is barred entirely. Evidence from Pueblo intersection cameras and nearby businesses can be overwritten within days, so call us promptly after any bicycle crash.

Where would my Pueblo bicycle accident lawsuit be filed?

A Pueblo bicycle accident case above the county court jurisdictional limit is filed in the 10th Judicial District of Colorado at the Pueblo County District Court, 320 W. 10th St., Pueblo, CO 81003. Pueblo has its own dedicated district court in the city, which means the jury pool is drawn from Pueblo County residents. CGH Injury Lawyers files and tries 10th Judicial District bicycle crash cases directly from our Denver office.

What if both I and the driver were partly at fault for the crash?

Colorado follows a modified comparative fault rule (C.R.S. 13-21-111). You can recover as long as your share of fault is less than 50 percent, and your award is reduced by your percentage of fault. If you are found 50 percent or more at fault, you recover nothing. Adjusters routinely inflate a cyclist's fault percentage to approach or exceed that bar. We use the Safety Stop law (C.R.S. 42-4-1412.5) and the three-foot passing rule (C.R.S. 42-4-1003) to challenge that assessment with physical evidence and witness accounts specific to the Pueblo crash site.

Can I still recover if I was not wearing a helmet when I was hit in Pueblo?

Yes. Colorado does not require adults to wear helmets while cycling, and not wearing one is not automatic negligence. An insurer may argue that the absence of a helmet contributed to head or facial injuries, a theory that can reduce your recovery under the comparative negligence rule, but it does not bar your claim entirely. We work with medical experts to establish the cause and extent of your injuries and to show that the driver's negligence, not your choice about headgear, is the reason you were hurt.

Can my own car insurance cover me in a Pueblo bicycle crash?

Often yes. If you carry uninsured or underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage, that coverage may apply to you as a cyclist when an uninsured or underinsured driver causes the crash. This matters most in hit-and-run cases on Pueblo roads and when the at-fault driver carries minimal liability limits. We identify every available policy at the start of every Pueblo bicycle crash case, including UM/UIM, homeowner, and umbrella coverage.

Does CGH Injury Lawyers have an office in Pueblo?

No. CGH Injury Lawyers does not have a Pueblo office. We have one office, at 2701 Lawrence St., Suite 201, Denver, CO 80205. We serve Pueblo and Pueblo County bicycle accident clients from that Denver office, file cases at the Pueblo County District Court, 320 W. 10th St., and meet you wherever is convenient. You can reach us at (303) 209-9395. We are available in English and Spanish.

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