By Monte Whaley The Denver Post LOVELAND — The state’s lonely country roads could be lulling rural drivers into ignoring their seat belts and paying the price with their lives. Of the 178 unbuckled fatalities last year in Colorado, 59 percent happened on rural roadways, say state highway officials. Of those unbuckled 105 rural fatalities, […]

All Thompson School District high schools will participate in the seat belt challenge By Jessica Maher, Reporter-Herald Staff Writer Hundreds of hands in the Thompson Valley High School gym Friday morning shot up when Kaley Germer asked who in the bleachers was sitting next to their best friend. Who would be lost without their best […]

Tad Johnson pored through his daughter’s Facebook photos the morning after she died in an automobile crash and thought about how, even at 19, she wanted to own a business — maybe a hair salon. He read comment after comment about her desire to help others when they seemed to need her the most. Tad […]

It’s a shocking statistic. In ten days, the metro saw nine deadly crashes claiming the lives of ten people. When you look at most of these tragedies-and so many others this summer-one thing really stand out. “It’s like teaching your kids to say please and thank you at the age of two. When they’re 17 […]

Tad and Jona Johnson had to disconnect their doorbell. The sound of it brings them back to the early February morning when a Colorado State Patrol trooper was at their door to tell them their daughter had died after rolling her pickup. Alexa Johnson, 19, was one of 37 people killed on Weld County roads […]

Alexa’s Hugs are meant to be cute and remind people of seat belt safety By Jessica Benes Reporter-Herald Staff Writer Tad Johnson pats the shoulder strap of his seat belt at chest level and says, “I wear it right next to my heart.” The inch-wide ribbon wrap patterned with purple and blue butterflies is stamped […]