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El Paso County Led the Entire State in Fatal Motorcycle Crashes in 2024. If You Were One of the Riders Who Survived, Your Case Starts Here.

If you were injured in a motorcycle crash in Colorado Springs or anywhere in El Paso County, you have the right to pursue a personal injury claim against the driver or entity that caused it. Rampart Injury Lawyers represents Colorado Springs motorcycle accident victims in claims involving traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, road rash, fractures, amputations, and wrongful death. El Paso County recorded 26 fatal motorcycle crashes in 2024, the highest of any county in the state(Colorado State Patrol, 2025). Of Colorado Springs’ 49 total traffic fatalities that year, 17 were motorcyclists (Colorado Springs Gazette, January 2025). We prepare every motorcycle case for trial because insurance companies calibrate their settlement offers to one variable: whether your lawyer will actually walk into a courtroom.

• 26 Fatal Motorcycle Crashes in El Paso County, 2024

• #1 County in Colorado for Motorcycle Fatalities

• 17 Motorcyclists Killed in Colorado Springs, 2024

• 49 Total Traffic Deaths in Colorado Springs, 2024

Colorado State Patrol (2025) | Colorado Springs Gazette (Jan. 2025) | CDOT Motorcycle Safety

Ground Zero: Why El Paso County Leads Colorado in Motorcycle Deaths

El Paso County was the leading county for fatal motorcycle crashes in Colorado in 2024 — surpassing Denver, Arapahoe, and Jefferson counties. Twenty-six motorcyclists were killed on roads within El Paso County, which contains Colorado Springs, Fort Carson, Monument, Fountain, and the communities along the I-25 corridor (Colorado State Patrol, 2025). That number represented a 30 percent increase from the 20 motorcyclists who died on roads throughout the same time frame in 2023 (Colorado Springs Gazette, October 2024).

These are not just numbers. Warren Lemmons was 19 years old. He was preparing to sell his motorcycle, move to Denver, and start a new job. On September 25, 2024, he was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of North Union Boulevard and El Capitan Drive. His grandfather, Jim Conway, told the Gazette that Warren’s future was “shattered in seconds.” (Colorado Springs Gazette, January 2025).

The question is why El Paso County is so dangerous for riders. The answer is geography, speed, and growth.

The Most Dangerous Roads for Colorado Springs Riders

• Powers Boulevard

  Powers Boulevard is a high-speed, limited-access corridor that cuts through the fastest-growing sections of eastern Colorado Springs. The intersections along Powers were designed for a smaller city. Colorado Springs is approaching 500,000 residents, and commutes that once took fifteen minutes now take thirty. Drivers accelerate through yellow lights. They misjudge gaps at merge points. For a motorcycle rider sharing that corridor, every intersection is a coin flip between a driver who saw them and a driver who did not.

• Academy Boulevard

  The traffic volume on Academy Boulevard creates hazardous conditions for motorcyclists. The intersection of Academy and Galley has the largest number of severe and fatal motorcycle accidents that include pedestrians. Many factors contribute to this accident rate, including poor timing of traffic signals, inadequate crosswalk lighting, and multiple turn lanes that increase the risk of a motorcycle accident. When a motorcyclist rides Academy Boulevard and travels north or south during rush hour, they experience the same issue every motorcycle rider experiences: they have a smaller visual profile than the gap size that drivers scan when looking for a safe gap to enter.

• Highway 24 Through Ute Pass

  Highway 24 goes from Colorado Springs up through Ute Pass toward the high country of Woodland Park. It is probably one of the most popular areas that motorcyclists ride in the Pikes Peak area. Unfortunately, it is also an area where motorcyclists are often killed. In February 2024, there was a fatality involving a motorcycle on Highway 24 about one mile west of Manitou Springs (KKTV, March 2024). In September 2024, a truck hit a motorcyclist on Highway 24 at 31st Street, causing eastbound highway closures (KOAA, September 2024) . This stretch of highway includes steep curves, significant elevation change, tourists who may be unfamiliar with the area, and commercial vehicles traveling downhill on grades that provide little or no stopping distance for motorcyclists. This section of road compresses several different hazard types into a single corridor, creating an extreme level of risk for motorcyclists.

• I-25: The Gap Between Monument and Castle Rock

  The stretch of I-25 between Monument and Castle Rock, locally known as “The Gap,” carries high-speed traffic through terrain with limited sight lines, steep grades, and construction zones that have persisted for years. This corridor connects Colorado Springs riders to the Denver metro area and vice versa. At 75 mph, a sudden lane closure or a merging driver who does not check their mirror creates a hazard that a car driver absorbs with crumple zones. A motorcycle rider absorbs with their body.

What Makes Colorado Springs Motorcycle Cases Different

• Military Community and Rider Demographics

  Fort Carson, Peterson Space Force Base, Schriever Space Force Base, and the Air Force Academy collectively bring tens of thousands of active-duty military personnel and their families to El Paso County. Military populations have higher rates of motorcycle ownership and ridership than the general population. Many service members ride as both recreation and transportation. When a military service member is seriously injured in a motorcycle crash, the case involves additional complexity: Tricare coordination, potential impact on military career and benefits, and the interplay between military and civilian legal systems.

• Rapid Population Growth

  Colorado Springs is approaching 500,000 residents, with exponential growth over the past decade. As CSPD Sgt. Eric Anderson told the Gazette, the city has become a “melting pot” of drivers from across the country, each arriving with different driving habits and no familiarity with local road conditions (Colorado Springs Gazette, January 2025). A driver who relocated from a flat, grid-pattern city has never navigated a mountain-adjacent road with elevation changes, sudden weather shifts, and motorcyclists sharing corridors designed for lower traffic volumes.

• Speed and Impairment

  Speed and impairment are the two most prevalent factors in fatal motorcycle crashes in El Paso County. Statewide, speed was the primary factor in approximately 30 fatal crashes and 20% of all motorcycle fatalities involved impairment (CDOT, April 2025). In Colorado Springs, CSPD’s Major Crash Team investigates the city’s most serious collisions. Sgt. Anderson described the fundamental problem: “We’re usually talking about a 3,000- or 4,000-lb. vehicle, versus an 800- or 900-lb. motorcycle. The motorcyclist is going to lose, and the human body is just not equipped to withstand that kind of impact.” (Colorado Springs Gazette, October 2024).

• The Bias Problem in El Paso County Juries

  El Paso County juries draw from a population that skews conservative and military-affiliated. Some jurors carry the assumption that motorcyclists accepted the risk of injury by choosing to ride. Insurance adjusters who handle Colorado Springs claims know this and factor it into settlement calculations. If the adjuster believes an El Paso County jury will view the rider unsympathetically, the offer drops. Defeating this bias requires a deliberate trial strategy: identifying biased jurors during voir dire, reframing the narrative so the motorcycle is incidental and the negligence is the cause, and presenting evidence through accident reconstruction and biomechanical engineering that proves what happened before any juror has a chance to fill in the gaps with assumptions.

Injuries Colorado Springs Motorcycle Riders Face

The trauma centers at UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central and Penrose-St. Francis Health Services treat the region’s most severe motorcycle crash patients. The injury profile in Colorado Springs reflects the city’s unique combination of high-speed corridors and recreational mountain roads.

• Traumatic brain injury

  Colorado does not require helmets for riders over 18 (C.R.S. § 42-4-1502). In 2024, 44% of all Colorado motorcycle fatalities involved unhelmeted riders. Even helmeted riders suffer TBIs from rotational forces that standard imaging misses.

• Spinal cord injuries

  High-speed ejections on Highway 24 and Powers Boulevard produce spinal fractures and, in catastrophic cases, paralysis. Lifetime medical costs for spinal cord injury can exceed $4.7 million.

• Road rash and skin grafts

  Colorado Springs summer asphalt temperatures exceed 130°F. A rider who slides across that surface sustains friction and thermal burns simultaneously. Third-degree road rash requires surgical debridement and grafting.

• Lower extremity fractures and crush injuries

  Legs and feet are the most exposed body parts on a motorcycle and sit at bumper height. Tibial plateau fractures, femur fractures, and traumatic amputations are common in intersection collisions.

• Wrongful death

  Seventeen motorcyclists were killed in Colorado Springs in 2024 alone. Under C.R.S. § 13-21-203C.R.S. § 13-21-203, the surviving spouse, children, or parents of a deceased rider can pursue a wrongful death claim. As of January 2025, Colorado’s damages cap for wrongful death claims increased from $679,990 to $2.125 million under HB 24-1472 for non-economic damages.

Why Colorado Springs Riders Choose Rampart Injury Lawyers

Most personal injury firms in the Colorado Springs market are either high-volume operations that process motorcycle claims alongside slip-and-falls, or Denver-based firms that claim to “serve” Colorado Springs from 70 miles away. Neither model works for catastrophic motorcycle cases.

Rampart Injury Lawyers maintains a physical presence in the I-25 corridor communities that connect Colorado Springs to the Denver metro area. We practice in El Paso County District Court. We know the judges. We know the defense attorneys that State Farm, GEICO, and Progressive will hire to defend your case in this jurisdiction. For Colorado Springs motorcycle clients, that means:

• Local road knowledge

  We know which Powers Boulevard intersections have the highest crash frequency. We know the sight-line problems on Highway 24. We know the construction zone hazards in the I-25 Gap. We drive these roads. That knowledge translates directly into how we investigate your crash and present your case.

• Trial preparation from day one

  We retain accident reconstructionists, biomechanical engineers, and life care planners early. We send spoliation letters to preserve traffic camera footage and business surveillance within 24 hours of engagement.

• Direct attorney access

  You talk to the attorney who will try your case if the insurance company does not offer what it is worth. Not a paralegal. Not an intake coordinator.

• Military family experience

  We understand the unique complexities of cases involving active-duty service members, including Tricare coordination, impact on military career trajectory, and the interplay between military and civilian legal frameworks.

• Limited caseload

  We take fewer cases so we can fight harder on each one. The insurance company’s offer is directly proportional to whether they believe your lawyer will try the case. We make sure they believe it.

Frequently Asked Questions: Colorado Springs Motorcycle Accidents

• How many motorcyclists were killed in Colorado Springs in 2024?

  Of Colorado Springs’ 49 total traffic fatalities in 2024, 17 were motorcyclists. El Paso County as a whole recorded 26 fatal motorcycle crashes, the highest of any county in Colorado. The county’s motorcycle fatality count increased 30% over the prior year.

• What are the most dangerous roads for motorcyclists in Colorado Springs?

  Powers Boulevard, Academy Boulevard, Highway 24, especially through Ute Pass, and I-25 through the city are consistently identified as high-crash corridors. Powers Boulevard intersections see 30% of crashes linked to excessive speed. The intersection of North Nevada Avenue and East Platte Avenue had left turns causing nearly 40% of crashes, more than double the statewide average for intersection left-turn crashes.

• How long do I have to file a motorcycle accident lawsuit in Colorado Springs?

  Colorado’s statute of limitations for personal injury is three years from the date of the crash under C.R.S. § 13-80-101. For wrongful death, it is two years under C.R.S. § 13-21-204. If a government entity is involved, such as a road defect maintained by the City of Colorado Springs or CDOT, you must file a notice of claim within 182 days under the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act, C.R.S. § 24-10-109. Evidence in Colorado Springs, particularly traffic camera footage and business surveillance, degrades rapidly.

• Can I recover damages if I was not wearing a helmet?

  Yes. Colorado does not require adults over 18 to wear helmets under C.R.S. § 42-4-1502. Not wearing a helmet is not negligence per se for adult riders. If your injuries include head trauma, the defense may argue a helmet would have reduced severity under comparative fault principles. An experienced motorcycle attorney will file a motion in limine to exclude or limit helmet evidence where the injuries are not to the head.

• What if I am a military service member injured in a motorcycle crash?

  Our active-duty service members have the same right to pursue a personal injury claim in a Colorado state court as a civilian. Some extra coordination issues can arise with Tricare and a settlement or verdict, and it will be important to ensure that the claim reflects your earning capacity from both civilian and military sources. Rampart Injury Lawyers has experience with military members on Fort Carson, Peterson, Schriever, and other service installations.

• What is a wrongful death motorcycle case worth in Colorado Springs?

  No ethical attorney can provide a specific number without reviewing the facts of your case. What has changed recently is the damages cap. As of January 2025, Colorado’s wrongful death non-economic damages cap increased from $679,990 to $2.125 million under HB 24-1472. This applies to claims for net pecuniary loss, grief, loss of companionship, and emotional pain suffered by eligible surviving family members. The recoverable amount depends on the decedent’s age, earning capacity, the circumstances of the crash, and available insurance coverage. Economic damages are not capped.

Free Consultation: Talk to a Colorado Springs Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Today

If you or someone you love was injured or killed in a motorcycle crash in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, or anywhere along the I-25 corridor from Monument to Fountain, call Rampart Injury Lawyers for a free, no-obligation consultation. We handle Colorado Springs motorcycle accident cases on contingency. You pay no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you.

Related Motorcycle Accident Resources

• Colorado Motorcycle Accident Lawyers
• Denver Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
• Left-Turn Motorcycle Crashes
• Lane Filtering & Lane Splitting in Colorado
• Motorcycle Accident Settlements in Colorado
• Colorado Motorcycle Helmet Law & Your Case
• Road Rash & Skin Graft Injuries

Related Practice Areas

• Colorado Wrongful Death Lawyers
• Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Lawyers
• Colorado Car Accident Lawyers
• Colorado Truck Accident Lawyers

Sources and Citations

• Colorado State Patrol, “Urging Motorcyclists to Ride Carefully into Autumn”
• Colorado Springs Gazette, “Shattered in seconds: 49 lives lost in Colorado Springs traffic crashes in 2024”
• Colorado Springs Gazette, “Motorcycle deaths on the rise”
• CDOT, “Colorado motorcycle deaths have risen 57% in 10 years”
• CDOT Motorcycle Safety Data
• McCormick & Murphy, Colorado Springs Traffic Accident Hotspots
• KKTV, “Deadly motorcycle crash west of Colorado Springs”
• KOAA, “Motorcycle accident closes Highway 24”
• Colorado General Assembly, SB24-079
• Colorado Revised Statutes

Disclaimer: The information on this page is for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Reading this page does not create an attorney-client relationship with Rampart Injury Lawyers. If you have been injured in a motorcycle crash in Colorado Springs, contact us for a free consultation to discuss the specific facts of your case.