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Police Calls for Witnesses After Snowboarder Hits Ski Instructor from Behind and Flees the Scene in Kühtai, Austria

A 21-year-old ski instructor was injured on Wednesday, February 19, after being struck by a snowboarder who fled the scene in a hit-and-run incident at Kühtai, one of Austria’s highest ski resorts. The incident occurred on the red-marked Slope No. 10, which descends from the mountain station of the Drei-Seen-Bahn chairlift. According to the police report, the ski instructor was […]
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Slew of Hit-and-Runs in European Alps Continues as German Skier Sustains Injuries After Collision With Snowboarder at Austrian Ski Resort

A 55-year-old German skier sustained a serious collarbone injury following a collision with an unidentified snowboarder on February 10, 2025, in the Skijuwel Alpbachtal Wildschönau ski area in Austria. The accident occurred around 11:50 a.m. on red slope No. 13, known as “Wurmegg Abfahrt,” approximately 250 meters (820 feet) above the mid-station of the connecting gondolas Verbindungsbahn I and II. […]
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Gwyneth Paltrow to Stand Trial This Week for Alleged Hit and Run Incident at Deer Valley Resort, UT

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Hollywood A-Lister Gwyneth Paltrow will stand trial in Park City, UT, on Tuesday over an alleged hit and run ski accident at Deer Valley Resort, UT, in 2016 that left a man with life-changing injuries. In the 2019 lawsuit, retired optometrist Terry Sanderson alleges that on Feb. 26, 2016, Oscar-winning actress Paltrow was skiing “out of control” and that she hit […]
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Snowboarder Found Guilty For Hit and Run Crash That Killed Famous Ski Instructor at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO

The snowboarder who was involved in a hit-and-run collision that killed famed instructor Ron LeMaster at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, last year was found guilty on Tuesday. Nicholas Keith Martinez, 29, of Wellington, was found guilty of leaving the scene of a skiing or snowboarding crash, a petty offense, in connection with the death of Ron LeMaster. Martinez was ordered […]
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Snowboarder Involved in Hit and Run Collision That Killed Famous Ski Instructor at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, to Stand Trial Next Week

The snowboarder who was involved in a hit-and-run collision that killed famed instructor Ron LeMaster at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, last year will stand trial on January 17th, 2023. He has pleaded ‘not guilty’. Nicholas K. Martinez, 28, entered his plea during his arraignment in Boulder County Court in October 2022. Related: Ever Read The Fine Print On A Ski […]
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Snowboarder Responsible For Death of Famous Ski Instructor in Hit & Run Will Only Face Petty Charges, Not Manslaughter

The family of Ron LeMaster, the famed ski instructor, killed in a hit and run collision at Eldora Mountain Resort, CO, last year, are upset that the snowboarder responsible will only face petty offense charges and not a manslaughter charge. Related: Ever Read The Fine Print On A Ski Area Waiver? Here’s What You Sign Away… LeMaster, 72, author of famous […]
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Judge Rules Skier Seriously Injured in Drunk Hit and Run Incident at Aspen, CO, Can Also Pursue Punitive Damages

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A judge ruled Wednesday that the victim of a ski hit-and-run incident can pursue punitive damages against the drunk skier accused of hitting him. The victim, who was skiing at Aspen Highlands, CO in 2020, managed to identify and locate the man who allegedly hit him by becoming an internet sleuth and trawling through Instagram images from the day of the […]
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