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A 17-year-old female driver escaped serious injury and walked away after the Saab she was driving rear-ended the car ahead of her at 12:45 p.m. May 21 just south of the intersection of Douglas Park Road and Highway 74.

Cpl. Joe Hurt of the Colorado State Patrol identified the driver as Elizabeth Forbes of Canyon Circle in Evergreen. She was looking down to pick up a lost shoe just before the accident occurred, Hurt said. Forbes was driving at the speed limit and was wearing a seat belt; the Saab was totaled. She was cited for careless driving.

She says she misses the barbecue in his backyard, and the way she always saw him working in the garden.

She decided she would raise money in his honor to try to prevent other people from going through the same thing.

Terra Lesser, 17, and her family knew former Evergreen Newspapers publisher Brad Bradberry for years, and when he died of cancer in December, she wanted to remember him with acts that would benefit others.

"It makes me feel like I'm actually making a difference," Lesser said. "I"m hoping someday people won't have to go through it."

Losing a two-time state champion diver figured to have quite an effect on the Conifer boys swim team.

Fortunately for the Lobos, and unfortunately for the teams they competed against, the lack of a diver on this year’s squad only helped to fortify the rest of the ranks.

LAKEWOOD — You probably can’t run 1,600 meters without stopping.