COLORADO — Speed continues to be one of the deadliest factors on Colorado roads. State data shows speeding contributed to 200 traffic fatalities in 2024 alone. Over the past five years, more than 1,200 people have died in speeding-related crashes.

To combat the growing problem, the Colorado Department of Transportation has launched a new campaign in partnership with law enforcement, traffic safety advocates and crash survivors. The initiative uses yard signs, posters and infographics to highlight how speeding impacts safety.

Sheyna Marshall, joined the Fountain Police Department more than a decade ago. She lost her son, Christian, in 2006 when teenagers racing at nearly 90 miles per hour slammed into the vehicle her family was sitting in at a stoplight.

“Speed impacts everybody, every

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